Joshua 24:21

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

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  • Exod 19:8 : 8 And all the people answered together, saying, 'We will do everything the LORD has spoken.' Moses brought their words back to the LORD.
  • Exod 20:19 : 19 They said to Moses, 'Speak to us yourself, and we will listen. But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.'
  • Exod 24:3 : 3 Moses came and told the people all the LORD's words and laws. The people responded with one voice, saying, "We will do everything the LORD has said."
  • Exod 24:7 : 7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They said, "We will do everything the LORD has said; we will obey."
  • Deut 5:27-28 : 27 Go near and listen to all that the LORD our God says. Then you can tell us everything the LORD our God tells you, and we will listen and obey. 28 The LORD heard your words when you spoke to me, and He said to me, 'I have heard the words of this people, which they have spoken to you. They have done well in all that they have spoken.
  • Deut 26:17 : 17 Today you have declared that the LORD will be your God, that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes, commandments, and judgments, and obey His voice.
  • Isa 44:5 : 5 One will say, 'I belong to the LORD,' another will call on the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, 'Belonging to the LORD,' and will honor the name of Israel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 24:22-25
    4 verses
    91%

    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.

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

  • Josh 24:14-16
    3 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!

  • Josh 24:18-20
    3 verses
    80%

    18 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.

    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.

  • Josh 1:16-17
    2 verses
    77%

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

    17 Just as we obeyed Moses in everything, so we will obey you. Only may the LORD your God be with you as He was with Moses.

  • Josh 9:22-25
    4 verses
    76%

    22 Then Joshua summoned them and said, 'Why did you deceive us by saying, “We live far away from you,” while in fact you live among us?'

    23 'Now therefore, you are under a curse and will always serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.'

    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.'

    25 Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.

  • Judg 2:7
    74%

    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 9:8
    74%

    8 They replied to Joshua, “We are your servants.” But Joshua said to them, “Who are you, and where do you come from?”

  • Josh 24:27
    73%

    27 And Joshua said to all the people, "See, this stone will serve as a witness against us. It has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God.

  • Exod 24:3
    71%

    3 Moses came and told the people all the LORD's words and laws. The people responded with one voice, saying, "We will do everything the LORD has said."

  • Josh 24:31
    71%

    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.

  • Jer 42:13
    71%

    13 But if you say, 'We will not stay in this land,' and do not listen to the voice of the LORD your God,

  • Exod 19:8
    71%

    8 And all the people answered together, saying, 'We will do everything the LORD has spoken.' Moses brought their words back to the LORD.

  • Josh 7:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    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!

    8 Pardon me, O Lord, what can I say now that Israel has turned its back and fled from its enemies?

  • Josh 1:10
    71%

    10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people:

  • 1 Sam 8:19
    70%

    19 The people refused to listen to Samuel and said, 'No! We want a king to rule over us.'

  • Josh 5:14
    70%

    14 He replied, "Neither," he said. "I am the commander of the LORD’s army. Now I have come." Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence and asked, "What message does my Lord have for His servant?"

  • Josh 4:15
    70%

    15 Then the LORD said to Joshua,

  • Josh 24:2
    69%

    2 Joshua 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.

  • Josh 2:24
    69%

    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 10:25
    69%

    25 Then Joshua said to them, 'Do not be afraid or discouraged. Be strong and courageous, for this is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you fight against.'

  • Josh 10:8
    69%

    8 And the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them. I have given them into your hand; not one of them will be able to stand against you.”

  • Josh 3:9
    69%

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

  • Josh 20:1
    69%

    1 The LORD spoke to Joshua, saying:

  • Num 32:31
    69%

    31 The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, "As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do.

  • Josh 22:2
    69%

    2 He said to them, 'You have kept all that Moses, the servant of the LORD, commanded you and have obeyed my voice in everything I commanded you.'

  • 1 Sam 12:20
    69%

    20 Samuel said to the people, 'Do not be afraid. You have done all this evil, yet do not turn away from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.'

  • Josh 22:29
    69%

    29 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, and sacrifices other than the altar of the LORD our God that stands in front of His tabernacle.

  • 2 Kgs 17:35
    69%

    35 The Lord made a covenant with them and commanded them, saying, 'Do not fear other gods, do not bow down to them, do not serve them, and do not sacrifice to them.'

  • Exod 24:7
    69%

    7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They said, "We will do everything the LORD has said; we will obey."

  • Josh 9:27
    69%

    27 On that day, Joshua made them woodcutters and water carriers for the assembly and for the altar of the LORD at the place He would choose. And they continue to do so to this day.

  • Josh 9:6
    69%

    6 They went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel: “We have come from a distant land; now make a treaty with us.”

  • Judg 2:21
    69%

    21 'I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died.'

  • Num 11:28
    68%

    28 Then Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses' assistant since his youth, spoke up and said, 'My lord Moses, stop them!'

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