Joshua 24:23 Parallel Translations

"Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Turn yourselves entirely over to the LORD God of Israel."(GOD'S WORD®)

Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.

ASV:

Now therefore put away,'said he , the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, the God of Israel.

BBE:

Then, he said, put away the strange gods among you, turning your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.

DBY:

Now therefore put away the strange gods that are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah the God of Israel.

ERV:

Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD, the God of Israel.

JPS:

Now therefore put away the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD, the God of Israel.'

WBS:

Now therefore put away (said he) the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD God of Israel.

WEB:

"Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to Yahweh, the God of Israel."

YLT:

and, now, turn aside the gods of the stranger which are in your midst, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, God of Israel.'

Joshua 24:23 Cross References

XREF:

1 Kings 8:57 "May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; may He not leave us or forsake us,

1 Kings 8:58 that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His ordinances, which He commanded our fathers.

Psalm 119:36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies And not to dishonest gain.

Psalm 141:4 Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice deeds of wickedness With men who do iniquity; And do not let me eat of their delicacies. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

24:23 Now therefore put away, [said he], the strange {k} gods which [are] among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.
(k) Out of your hearts and otherwise.

WES:

24:23 Strange gods - Those idols which you either brought out of Egypt, or have taken in Canaan, which some of you keep contrary to God's command, whether for the preciousness of the matter, or rather for some secret inclination to superstition and idolatry.

MHC:

24:15-28 It is essential that the service of God's people be performed with a willing mind. For LOVE is the only genuine principle whence all acceptable service of God can spring. The Father seeks only such to worship him, as worship him in spirit and in truth. The carnal mind of man is enmity against God, therefore, is not capable of such spiritual worship. Hence the necessity of being born again. But numbers rest in mere forms, as tasks imposed upon them. Joshua puts them to their choice; but not as if it were indifferent whether they served God or not. Choose you whom ye will serve, now the matter is laid plainly before you. He resolves to do this, whatever others did. Those that are bound for heaven, must be willing to swim against the stream. They must not do as the most do, but as the best do. And no one can behave himself as he ought in any station, who does not deeply consider his religious duties in family relations. The Israelites agree with Joshua, being influenced by the example of a man who had been so great a blessing to them; We also will serve the Lord. See how much good great men do, by their influence, if zealous in religion. Joshua brings them to express full purpose of heart to cleave to the Lord. They must come off from all confidence in their own sufficiency, else their purposes would be in vain. The service of God being made their deliberate choice, Joshua binds them to it by a solemn covenant. He set up a monument of it. In this affecting manner Joshua took his last leave of them; if they perished, their blood would be upon their own heads. Though the house of God, the Lord's table, and even the walls and trees before which we have uttered our solemn purposes of serving him, would bear witness against us if we deny him, yet we may trust in him, that he will put his fear into our hearts, that we shall not depart from him. God alone can give grace, yet he blesses our endeavours to engage men to his service.

CONC:

Aside Foreign Gods Heart Hearts Incline Midst Strange Stranger Throw Turn Turning Yield

Heart Hearts Incline Israel Joshua Midst Strange Throw Turn Turning Yield

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