Joshua 24:14

Now ¹  obey ²  the Lord and worship ³  him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors ⁴  worshiped ⁵  beyond the Euphrates ⁶  and in Egypt and worship ⁷  the Lord.

Ge 17:1; Ge 20:5,6; Ge 35:2; Ex 20:3,4; Le 17:7; De 10:12; De 18:13; Jos 24:2,23; Jos 24:23; 1Sa 12:24; 2Ki 20:3; Ezr 9:11; Job 1:1; Job 28:28; Ps 111:10; Ps 119:1,80; Ps 130:4; Eze 20:7,8; Eze 20:18; Eze 23:3; Ho 3:5; Am 5:25,26; Lu 8:15; Joh 4:23,24; Ac 9:31; 2Co 1:12; Eph 6:24; Php 1:10

¹ sn Joshua quotes the Lord’s words in vv. 2b-13 (note that the Lord speaks in the first person in these verses); in vv. 14-15 Joshua himself exhorts the people (note the third person references to the Lord).

² tn Heb “fear.”

³ tn Or “and serve.”

⁴ tn Heb “your fathers.”

⁵ tn Or “served.”

⁶ tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.

⁷ tn Or “and serve.”