Joshua 24:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders of Israel, their leaders, judges, and officers, and they presented themselves before God.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And hua 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their leaders, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Iosua gathered all the trybes of Israel together vnto Sichem, and called the Elders of Israel, the heades, iudges and officers. And wha they were come before God,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Ioshua assembled againe all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called the Elders of Israel, and their heades, and their iudges, and their officers, and they presented themselues before God.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Iosuah gathered all ye tribes of Israel to Sichem, and called for the elders of Israel, & for their heades, iudges, and officers, & they presented them selues before God.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Joshua gathereth all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and calleth for the elders of Israel, and for its heads, and for its judges, and for its authorities, and they station themselves before God.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then Joshua got all the tribes of Israel together at Shechem; and he sent for the responsible men of Israel and their chiefs and their judges and their overseers; and they took their place before God.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Israel Renews its Commitment to the Lord Joshua assembled all the Israelite tribes at Shechem. He summoned Israel’s elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and they appeared before God.

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 23:2 : 2 Joshua called all Israel together—its elders, leaders, judges, and officials—and said to them, 'I have grown old and am well along in years.'
  • 1 Sam 10:19 : 19 'But today you have rejected your God, who delivers you from all your calamities and distresses. You have said to Him, "Set a king over us." Now present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.'
  • 1 Kgs 12:1 : 1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all of Israel had come to Shechem to crown him king.
  • Acts 10:33 : 33 So immediately, I sent for you, and you were kind enough to come. Now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to say.
  • Judg 9:1-3 : 1 Abimelech, son of Jerubbaal, went to Shechem to visit his mother’s relatives. He spoke to them and to the entire family of his mother’s household, saying: 2 "Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, 'Which is better for you: that seventy men—all the sons of Jerubbaal—rule over you, or that one man rules over you?' Remember, I am your own flesh and blood." 3 When Abimelech’s mother’s relatives spoke all of his words to the leaders of Shechem, their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, "He is our brother."
  • Gen 12:6 : 6 Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of Shechem, to the great tree of Moreh. At that time, the Canaanites were in the land.
  • Gen 33:18-19 : 18 Jacob arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, after his journey from Paddan Aram, and he camped near the city. 19 He bought the plot of land where he had pitched his tent from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
  • Gen 35:4 : 4 So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the earrings they were wearing, and Jacob buried them under the oak tree near Shechem.
  • Exod 18:25-26 : 25 He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. 26 They judged the people at all times. They brought the difficult cases to Moses, but they decided the simple ones themselves.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Josh 23:1-2
    2 verses
    82%

    1A long time later, after the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their enemies around them, Joshua had grown old and was advanced in years.

    2Joshua called all Israel together—its elders, leaders, judges, and officials—and said to them, 'I have grown old and am well along in years.'

  • Josh 24:22-26
    5 verses
    76%

    22Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD." And they said, "We are witnesses."

    23Now then," Joshua said, "put away the foreign gods that are among you, and direct your hearts toward the LORD, the God of Israel.

    24The people said to Joshua, "We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.

    25That day Joshua made a covenant for the people at Shechem. He established for them a statute and a rule there.

    26Joshua recorded these words in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak tree near the sanctuary of the LORD.

  • Josh 21:1
    76%

    1The heads of the families of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes.

  • Josh 22:1
    76%

    1Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

  • Josh 3:9
    75%

    9Joshua said to the Israelites, 'Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God.'

  • Josh 24:2
    74%

    2Joshua said to all the people, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Long ago, your ancestors, including Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River and worshiped other gods.

  • Deut 31:28
    74%

    28'Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officials, so that I can speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to testify against them.

  • Deut 29:10
    73%

    10Your children, your wives, and the resident foreigner who lives among your camps, from the one who cuts your wood to the one who draws your water.

  • Josh 4:4
    73%

    4So Joshua called the twelve men he had chosen from the Israelites, one man from each tribe,

  • Josh 1:10
    72%

    10Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people:

  • Josh 7:23
    72%

    23They took the things from the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and spread them out before the Lord.

  • Num 27:22
    72%

    22Moses did as the LORD commanded. He took Joshua, set him before Eleazar the priest and the entire assembly,

  • Josh 9:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1When all the kings west of the Jordan—those in the hill country, the lowlands, and along the entire coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the territory opposite Lebanon—heard about this, the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites,

    2they came together as one to fight against Joshua and Israel.

  • Josh 4:1
    71%

    1When all the people had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,

  • Num 32:28
    71%

    28So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the tribes of Israel.

  • Josh 24:31
    71%

    31Israel served the LORD during all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who outlived him, those who had experienced all the deeds the LORD had done for Israel.

  • Judg 1:1
    71%

    1After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the LORD, "Who will go up first for us to fight against the Canaanites?"

  • 1 Sam 8:4
    71%

    4Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

  • Num 27:19
    71%

    19Set him before Eleazar the priest and the entire assembly, and commission him in their sight.

  • Josh 18:1
    70%

    1The entire assembly of the Israelites gathered at Shiloh, where they set up the Tent of Meeting, and the land was subdued before them.

  • Exod 19:7
    70%

    7So Moses came and summoned the elders of the people. He set before them all the words that the LORD had commanded him.

  • 2 Kgs 23:1
    70%

    1The king sent messengers, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

  • Josh 7:6
    70%

    6Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell face down to the ground before the ark of the Lord, remaining there until evening. The elders of Israel did the same and put dust on their heads.

  • Josh 1:12
    70%

    12To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said:

  • Josh 8:34-35
    2 verses
    70%

    34Afterward, Joshua read aloud all the words of the law—the blessings and the curses—just as it is written in the Book of the Law.

    35Not a single word of all that Moses had commanded was omitted; Joshua read it all to the entire assembly of Israel, including the women, the children, and the foreigners living among them.

  • Josh 8:10
    70%

    10Joshua rose early in the morning, mustered the people, and he and the elders of Israel went up before the people to Ai.

  • Josh 20:1
    70%

    1The LORD spoke to Joshua, saying:

  • Josh 4:15
    70%

    15Then the LORD said to Joshua,

  • Exod 4:29
    70%

    29Moses and Aaron went and gathered all the elders of the Israelites.

  • Josh 10:24
    70%

    24When they brought out these kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the warriors who had gone with him, 'Come forward and put your feet on the necks of these kings.' So they came forward and placed their feet on their necks.

  • 1 Chr 23:2
    70%

    2He gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.

  • Josh 8:30
    69%

    30Then Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal.

  • Josh 3:1
    69%

    1Joshua rose early in the morning, and he and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and came to the Jordan. They stayed there before crossing over.

  • Deut 31:14
    69%

    14The LORD said to Moses, 'Behold, the time of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the tent of meeting so that I may commission him.' So Moses and Joshua went and stood at the tent of meeting.

  • Josh 7:16
    69%

    16Early the next morning, Joshua had Israel come forward by tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken.

  • Josh 22:12
    69%

    12When the Israelites heard this, the whole assembly gathered at Shiloh to go to war against them.

  • Num 36:1
    69%

    1The leaders of the ancestral families from the clan of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the families of the sons of Joseph, approached Moses and the leaders, the chiefs of the ancestral families of the Israelites.

  • Deut 31:7
    69%

    7Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel: 'Be strong and courageous, for you will bring this people into the land that the LORD swore to their ancestors to give them, and you shall divide it among them as their inheritance.'