Joshua 24:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The LORD drove out all the peoples before us, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, for He is our God.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the LORD drove out from before us all the people, even the Amorites who lived in the land: therefore we will also serve the LORD; for he is our God.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and Jehovah{H3068} drove out{H1644} from before{H6440} us all the peoples,{H5971} even the Amorites{H567} that dwelt{H3427} in the land:{H776} therefore we also will serve{H5647} Jehovah;{H3068} for he is our God.{H430}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the LORD{H3068} drave out{H1644}{(H8762)} from before{H6440} us all the people{H5971}, even the Amorites{H567} which dwelt{H3427}{(H8802)} in the land{H776}: therefore will we also serve{H5647}{(H8799)} the LORD{H3068}; for he is our God{H430}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And the LORDE thrust out before vs all the people of the Amorites that dwelt in the londe. Therfore wyll we also serue the LORDE, for he is oure God.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the Lorde did cast out before vs all the people, euen the Amorites which dwelt in the lande: therefore will we also serue the Lord, for he is our God.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the Lord did cast out before vs all the people, euen the Amorites whiche dwelt in the lande: And therfore wil we also serue the Lord, for he is our God.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and Yahweh drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites who lived in the land: therefore we also will serve Yahweh; for he is our God.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and Jehovah casteth out the whole of the peoples, even the Amorite inhabiting the land, from our presence; we also do serve Jehovah, for He `is' our God.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites that dwelt in the land: therefore we also will serve Jehovah; for he is our God.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites that dwelt in the land: therefore we also will serve Jehovah; for he is our God.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the Lord sent out from before us all the peoples, the Amorites living in the land: so we will be the servants of the Lord, for he is our God.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Yahweh drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore we also will serve Yahweh; for he is our God."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The LORD drove out from before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. So we too will worship the LORD, for he is our God!”

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 10:2 : 2 And so that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your grandson how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and about the signs I performed among them, so that you will know that I am the LORD.
  • Exod 15:2 : 2 The LORD is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will glorify Him; the God of my father, and I will exalt Him.
  • Ps 116:16 : 16 O Lord, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant; you have freed me from my chains.
  • Mic 4:2 : 2 Many nations will come and say, 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD and to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in His paths.’ For the law will go out from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
  • Zech 8:23 : 23 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: In those days, ten men from every language and nation will take hold of the robe of a Jewish man and say, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’
  • Luke 1:73-75 : 73 the oath that He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us: 74 that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, would serve Him without fear, 75 in holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Josh 24:14-17
    4 verses
    85%

    14 Now, fear the LORD and serve Him with sincerity and truth. Put away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.

    15 But if it seems undesirable to you to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve—whether the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD.

    16 The people replied, "Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods!

    17 For the LORD our God is the one who brought us and our ancestors up out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. He performed great signs before our eyes, protected us along the entire way we traveled, and among all the peoples through whom we journeyed.

  • Josh 24:19-24
    6 verses
    83%

    19 Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve the LORD. He is a holy God; He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your transgressions or your sins.

    20 If you abandon the LORD and serve foreign gods, He will turn and bring harm to you and destroy you, after He has been good to you.

    21 But the people said to Joshua, "No! We will serve the LORD.

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

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

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

  • Josh 9:24
    77%

    24 They answered Joshua, 'Your servants were clearly told how the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you this entire land and destroy all its inhabitants before you. So we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this.'

  • Josh 2:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10 We have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed.

    11 When we heard of it, our hearts melted, and everyone's courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.

  • Judg 11:23-24
    2 verses
    75%

    23 Now the Lord, the God of Israel, has driven out the Amorites before His people Israel. Would you now take possession of it?

    24 Do you not take what your god Chemosh gives you? Likewise, we will take possession of whatever the Lord our God has driven out before us.

  • Exod 10:26
    75%

    26 Even our livestock must go with us; not a hoof is to be left behind. We have to use them to worship the LORD our God. And until we arrive there, we will not know what we are to use to worship the LORD."

  • Deut 1:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    19 Then we set out from Horeb and went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which you saw, on the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us. And we came to Kadesh-barnea.

    20 Then I said to you, 'You have come to the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is giving us.'

  • Josh 3:10
    74%

    10 Joshua said, 'By this you will know that the living God is among you and that He will surely drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.'

  • Josh 24:8
    74%

    8 I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived east of the Jordan. They fought against you, but I gave them into your hands. You took possession of their land, and I destroyed them before you.

  • Deut 6:23-24
    2 verses
    74%

    23 But He brought us out from there to lead us in and give us the land that He swore to our fathers.

    24 The LORD commanded us to obey all these statutes and to fear the LORD our God for our own good always, so that He might preserve our lives, as it is today.

  • Josh 2:24
    74%

    24 They said to Joshua, "The LORD has surely given the whole land into our hands; all the inhabitants of the land are melting in fear because of us."

  • Josh 23:3
    74%

    3 You have seen everything the LORD your God has done to all the nations before you, for the LORD your God is the one who fought for you.

  • Deut 2:36
    74%

    36 From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, and from the city in the valley, even to Gilead, not one city was too strong for us. The LORD our God gave them all into our hands.

  • Judg 6:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9 I delivered you from the hand of Egypt and from the hand of all your oppressors. I drove them out before you and gave you their land.

    10 And I said to you, ‘I am the Lord your God; do not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live.’ But you did not listen to my voice.

  • Deut 4:38
    74%

    38 He drove out nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you into their land and to give it to you as an inheritance, as it is today.

  • Deut 2:33
    73%

    33 And the LORD our God delivered him over to us, and we struck him down along with his sons and his whole army.

  • Josh 1:16
    73%

    16 They answered Joshua, saying, “We will do everything you have commanded us, and we will go wherever you send us.

  • Josh 7:7
    73%

    7 Joshua said, "Alas, Sovereign Lord, why did you bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!

  • Deut 31:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3 The LORD your God himself will cross ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you shall take possession of them. Joshua will cross ahead of you, as the LORD has said.

    4 And the LORD will do to them as he did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, whom he destroyed.

  • Josh 9:11
    73%

    11 So our elders and all the inhabitants of our land told us, ‘Take provisions for the journey and go to meet them. Tell them: We are your servants; now make a treaty with us.’

  • Deut 26:8
    73%

    8 So the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, and with signs and wonders.

  • Josh 23:9
    73%

    9 The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and no one has been able to stand against you to this day.

  • Num 14:9
    73%

    9 Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for we will devour them. Their protection is gone, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them.

  • Deut 1:27
    73%

    27 You grumbled in your tents and said, 'Because the LORD hates us, He brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.'

  • Josh 24:12
    72%

    12 I sent the hornet ahead of you, and it drove out the two Amorite kings from before you. It was not by your sword or bow.

  • Exod 34:11
    72%

    11 Observe what I command you today. I am driving out before you the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

  • Exod 23:23
    72%

    23 My angel will go ahead of you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will wipe them out.

  • Deut 1:30
    72%

    30 The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as He did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes.

  • Josh 24:31
    72%

    31 Israel 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.

  • Deut 9:4
    72%

    4 Do not say in your heart, when the LORD your God drives them out before you, 'It is because of my righteousness that the LORD has brought me in to take possession of this land,' but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is dispossessing them before you.

  • Judg 2:7
    72%

    7 The people served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the elders who outlived him and had seen all the great works the LORD had done for Israel.

  • Josh 23:5
    72%

    5 The LORD your God will drive them out from before you and dispossess them from your sight, so you will take possession of their land, just as the LORD your God promised you.

  • Josh 4:24
    72%

    24 He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.

  • Num 32:32
    72%

    32 We will cross over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, but the possession of our inheritance will be on this side of the Jordan."

  • Num 32:21
    72%

    21 and all your armed men cross over the Jordan before the Lord until He has driven out His enemies from His presence—

  • 1 Chr 16:14
    72%

    14 He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.