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And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the LORD God of Israel?
But in fact we have done this for fear that in the future your descendants might say to ours, ‘What have you to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?
For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us
and you, ye children of
Reuben and children of
Gad; ye have no part in the LORD: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD.
For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you Reubenites and Gadites. You have no share in the LORD!’ So your descendants could cause ours to stop fearing the LORD.
Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:
That is why we said, ‘Let us take action and build an altar for ourselves, but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.
But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD.
Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’
Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.
Therefore we said, ‘If they ever say this to us or to our descendants, we will answer: Look at the
replica of the altar of the LORD that our fathers made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a witness between us
and you.’
God
forbid that we should
rebel against the LORD,
and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle.
Far be it from us to
rebel against the LORD
and turn away from Him
today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices, other than the altar of the LORD our God, which stands before His tabernacle.”
And when
Phinehas the priest,
and the princes of the congregation
and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of
Reuben and the children of
Gad and the children of
Manasseh spake, it pleased them.
When
Phinehas the priest
and the chiefs of the congregation—the heads of Israel’s clans who were with him—heard what the descendants of
Reuben,
Gad,
and Manasseh had to say, they were satisfied.
And Phinehas the son of
Eleazar the priest said unto the children of
Reuben,
and to the children of
Gad,
and to the children of
Manasseh, This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not committed this
trespass against the LORD: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD.
Phinehas son of
Eleazar the priest said to the descendants of
Reuben,
Gad,
and Manasseh, “
Today we know that the LORD is among us, because you have not committed this breach of faith against Him. Consequently, you have delivered the Israelites from the hand of the LORD.”
And Phinehas the son of
Eleazar the priest,
and the princes, returned from the children of
Reuben,
and from the children of
Gad, out of the land of
Gilead, unto the land of
Canaan, to the children of Israel,
and brought them word again.
Then
Phinehas son of
Eleazar the priest, together with the other leaders, returned to the Israelites in the land of
Canaan and brought back a report regarding the Reubenites
and Gadites in the land of
Gilead.
And the thing pleased the children of Israel;
and the children of Israel blessed God,
and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of
Reuben and Gad dwelt.
The Israelites were satisfied with the report, and they blessed God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived.
And the children of
Reuben and the children of
Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God.
So the Reubenites and Gadites named the altar Witness, for they said, “It is a witness between us that the LORD is God.”
And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old
and stricken in age.
A long time after the LORD had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, when Joshua was old and well along in years,
And Joshua called for all Israel,
and for their elders,
and for their heads,
and for their judges,
and for their officers,
and said unto them, I am old
and stricken in age:
he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said,
And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God is he that hath fought for you.
“and you have seen everything that the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake, because it was the LORD your God who fought for you.
And the LORD your God, he shall
expel them from before you,
and drive them from out of your sight;
and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you.
The LORD your God will
push them out of your way
and drive them out before you, so that you can take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.
Be ye therefore very
courageous to keep
and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside
therefrom to the right hand or to the left;
Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left.
That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the names of their gods, nor cause to
swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow
yourselves unto them:
So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or
swear by them,
and you must not serve them or bow down to them.
For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.
The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and to this day no one can stand against you.
Else if ye do in any wise go back,
and cleave unto the
remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you,
and shall make marriages with them,
and go in unto them,
and they to you:
For if you turn away
and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you,
and if you
intermarry and associate with them,
Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares
and traps unto you,
and scourges in your sides,
and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.
know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a
snare and a
trap, a
scourge in your sides
and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.
And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.
Now behold,
today I am going the way of all the earth,
and you know with all your heart
and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.
When ye have
transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you,
and have gone
and served other gods,
and bowed
yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be
kindled against you,
and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.
If you
transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you,
and go
and serve other gods
and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you,
and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”
And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to
Shechem,
and called for the elders of Israel,
and for their heads,
and for their judges,
and for their officers;
and they presented themselves before God.
Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at
Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges,
and officers of Israel,
and they presented themselves before God.
And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.
And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham
and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates
and worshiped other gods.
And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood,
and led him throughout all the land of
Canaan,
and multiplied his seed,
and gave him Isaac.
But I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates
and led him through all the land of
Canaan,
and I multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac,
And I gave unto Isaac Jacob
and Esau:
and I gave unto
Esau mount
Seir, to possess it; but Jacob
and his children went down into Egypt.
and to Isaac I gave Jacob
and Esau. I gave
Esau Mount
Seir to possess, but Jacob
and his sons went down to Egypt.
I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them: and afterward I brought you out.
Then I sent Moses
and Aaron,
and I
afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there,
and afterward I brought you out.
And I brought your fathers out of Egypt:
and ye came unto the sea;
and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with
chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea.
When I brought your fathers out of Egypt
and you reached the Red Sea, the Egyptians pursued them with
chariots and horsemen as far as the Red Sea.
And when they
cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you
and the Egyptians,
and brought the sea upon them,
and covered them;
and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt:
and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season.
So your fathers
cried out to the LORD,
and He put darkness between you
and the Egyptians, over whom He brought the sea
and engulfed them. Your very eyes saw what I did to the Egyptians. Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.
And I brought you into the land of the
Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan;
and they fought with you:
and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land;
and I destroyed them from before you.
Later, I brought you to the land of the
Amorites who lived beyond the Jordan. They fought against you, but I delivered them into your hand, that you should possess their land when I destroyed them before you.
Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose
and warred against Israel,
and sent
and called
Balaam the son of Beor to
curse you:
Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for
Balaam son of Beor to
curse you,
But I would not
hearken unto
Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.
but I would not
listen to
Balaam. So he blessed you again
and again,
and I delivered you from his hand.
And I sent the
hornet before you, which
drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the
Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.
I sent the
hornet ahead of you,
and it drove out the two Amorite kings before you, but not by your own sword or bow.
And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.
So I gave you a land on which you did not
toil and cities that you did not build,
and now you live in them
and eat from vineyards
and olive groves that you did not plant.’
Now therefore fear the LORD,
and serve him in
sincerity and in truth:
and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood,
and in Egypt;
and serve ye the LORD.
Now, therefore, fear the LORD
and serve Him in
sincerity and truth; cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates
and in Egypt,
and serve the LORD.
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the
Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me
and my house, we will serve the LORD.
But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for
yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the
Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me
and my house, we will serve the LORD!”
And the people answered
and said, God
forbid that we should
forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;
The people replied, “Far be it from us to
forsake the LORD to serve other gods!
For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up
and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of
bondage,
and which did those great signs in our sight,
and preserved us in all the way wherein we went,
and among all the people through whom we passed:
For the LORD our God brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and performed these great signs before our eyes. He also protected us throughout our journey and among all the nations through which we traveled.
And the LORD
drave out from before us all the people, even the
Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for he is our God.
And the LORD drove out before us all the nations, including the
Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, because He is our God!”
And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a
jealous God; he will not
forgive your transgressions nor your sins.
But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God; He is a
jealous God; He will not
forgive your rebellion or your sins.
If ye
forsake the LORD,
and serve strange gods, then he will turn
and do you
hurt,
and consume you, after that he hath done you good.
If you
forsake the LORD
and serve foreign gods, He will turn
and bring
disaster on you
and consume you, even after He has been good to you.”
And the people said unto Joshua,
Nay; but we will serve the LORD.
“No!” replied the people. “We will serve the LORD!”
And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against
yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him.
And they said, We are witnesses.
Then Joshua told them, “You are witnesses against
yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.” “We are witnesses!” they said.
Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you,
and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.
“Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you
and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”
And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.
So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.”
So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day,
and set them a statute
and an
ordinance in
Shechem.
On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people,
and there at
Shechem he established for them a statute
and ordinance.
And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the LORD.
Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak that was near the sanctuary of the LORD.
And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.
And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”
And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of
Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred
and ten years old.
Some time later, Joshua son of
Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.
And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash.
And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel.
Israel had served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had experienced all the works that the LORD had done for Israel.
And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in
Shechem, in a
parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of
Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver:
and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.
And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at
Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor,
Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.
And Eleazar the son of Aaron died;
and they buried him in a hill that
pertained to
Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.
Eleazar son of Aaron also died,
and they buried him at Gibeah, which had been given to his son
Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim.
Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the
Canaanites first, to fight against them?
After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up
and fight for us against the
Canaanites?”
And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
“Judah shall go up,” answered the LORD. “Indeed, I have delivered the land into their hands.”
And Judah said unto
Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the
Canaanites;
and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So
Simeon went with him.
Then the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites, “Come up with us to our
allotted territory,
and let us fight against the
Canaanites.
And we likewise will go with you to your territory.” So the Simeonites went with them.
And Judah went up;
and the LORD delivered the
Canaanites and the
Perizzites into their hand:
and they
slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
When Judah attacked, the LORD delivered the
Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands,
and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.
And there they found Adoni-bezek
and fought against him, striking down the
Canaanites and Perizzites.
But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him,
and cut off his thumbs
and big toes.
And Adoni-bezek said,
Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs
and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me.
And they brought him to Jerusalem,
and there he died.
Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs
and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.”
And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem,
and had taken it,
and smitten it with the edge of the sword,
and set the city on fire.
Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.
And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the
Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain,
and in the south,
and in the valley.
Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the
Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev,
and in the foothills.
And Judah went against the
Canaanites that dwelt in
Hebron: (now the name of
Hebron before was Kirjath-arba:)
and they
slew Sheshai,
and Ahiman,
and Talmai.
Judah also marched against the
Canaanites who were living in
Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba),
and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman,
and Talmai.
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher:
From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher,
and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher
and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
And Othniel the son of Kenaz,
Caleb’s younger brother, took it:
and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
So Othniel son of
Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city,
and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field:
and she lighted from off her
ass;
and Caleb said unto her, What
wilt thou?
One day Acsah came to Othniel
and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her
donkey,
Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”
And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water.
And Caleb gave her the upper springs
and the
nether springs.
“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So
Caleb gave her both the upper
and lower springs.
And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of
Arad;
and they went
and dwelt among the people.
Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near
Arad. They went to live among the people.
And Judah went with
Simeon his brother,
and they
slew the
Canaanites that inhabited Zephath,
and utterly destroyed it.
And the name of the city was called Hormah.
Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the
Canaanites living in Zephath,
and devoted the city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.
Also Judah took
Gaza with the coast thereof,
and Askelon with the coast thereof,
and Ekron with the coast thereof.
And Judah also captured
Gaza, Ashkelon,
and Ekron—each with its territory.
And the LORD was with Judah;
and he
drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had
chariots of iron.
The LORD was with Judah,
and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had
chariots of iron.
And they gave
Hebron unto
Caleb, as Moses said:
and he expelled thence the three sons of
Anak.
Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave
Hebron to
Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of
Anak.
And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against
Bethel:
and the LORD was with them.
The house of Joseph also attacked
Bethel,
and the LORD was with them.
And the house of Joseph sent to
descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was
Luz.)
And the
spies saw a man come forth out of the city,
and they said unto him,
Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city,
and we will
shew thee mercy.
and when the
spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city,
and we will treat you kindly.”
And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they
smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man
and all his family.
So the man showed them the entrance to the city, and they put the city to the sword but released that man and all his family.
And the man went into the land of the
Hittites,
and built a city,
and called the name thereof
Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.
And the man went to the land of the
Hittites, built a city,
and called it
Luz, which is its name to this day.
Neither did
Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean
and her towns, nor Taanach
and her towns, nor the inhabitants of
Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam
and her towns, nor the inhabitants of
Megiddo and her towns: but the
Canaanites would dwell in that land.
At that time
Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach,
Dor, Ibleam,
Megiddo,
and their villages; for the
Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the
Canaanites to tribute,
and did not utterly drive them out.
When Israel became stronger, they pressed the
Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.
Neither did
Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the
Canaanites dwelt among them,
and became tributaries.
Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron
and Nahalol; so the
Canaanites lived among them
and served as forced laborers.
Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of
Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of
Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:
Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco,
Sidon, Ahlab,
Achzib, Helbah, Aphik,
and Rehob.
Neither did
Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the
Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh
and of Beth-anath became tributaries unto them.
Naphtali failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh
and Beth-anath. So the Naphtalites also lived among the
Canaanite inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh
and Beth-anath served them as forced laborers.
And the
Amorites forced the children of
Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:
The
Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country
and did not allow them to come down into the plain.
But the
Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in
Aijalon,
and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
And the
Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres,
Aijalon,
and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the
Amorites into forced labor.
And the coast of the
Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock,
and upward.
And the border of the
Amorites extended from the
Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela
and beyond.
And an angel of the LORD came up from
Gilgal to Bochim,
and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt,
and have brought you unto the land which I
sware unto your fathers;
and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.
Now the angel of the LORD went up from
Gilgal to Bochim
and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt
and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers,
and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you,
And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?
and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall
tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done?
Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides,
and their gods shall be a
snare unto you.
So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides,
and their gods will be a
snare to you.”
And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice,
and wept.
When the angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices
and wept.
And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD.
So they called that place Bochim and offered sacrifices there to the LORD.
And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.
After Joshua had dismissed the people, the Israelites went out to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.
And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.
And the people served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him, who had seen all the great works that the LORD had done for Israel.
And Joshua the son of
Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred
and ten years old.
And Joshua son of
Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.
And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.
They buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.
After that whole generation had also been gathered to their fathers, another generation rose up who did not know the LORD or the works that He had done for Israel.
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD,
and served
Baalim:
And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.
And they
forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt,
and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them,
and bowed themselves unto them,
and provoked the LORD to anger.
Thus they
forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt,
and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them
and provoked the LORD to anger,