Joshua 24:26

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

And hua 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.

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  • Judg 9:6 : 6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
  • Gen 35:4 : 4 And they gave unto Jacob all the stran gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.
  • Exod 24:4 : 4 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
  • Deut 31:24-26 : 24 And it came to pass, when Moses had ma an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, 25 That Moses command the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying, 26 Take this book of the law, and put it in the si of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.
  • Josh 4:3-9 : 3 And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night. 4 Then hua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man: 5 And hua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: 6 That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones? 7 Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever. 8 And the children of Israel did so as hua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto hua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there. 9 And hua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.
  • Josh 4:20-24 : 20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did hua pitch in Gilgal. 21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? 22 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. 23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over: 24 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.
  • Gen 35:8 : 8 But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth.
  • Gen 28:18-22 : 18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. 19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. 20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, 21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: 22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

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  • Josh 24:27
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    27And hua 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.

  • Josh 24:22-25
    4 verses
    81%

    22And hua 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.

    23Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.

    24And the people said unto hua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.

    25So hua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

  • Josh 8:29-32
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    76%

    29And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, hua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.

    30Then hua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,

    31As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.

    32And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

  • Josh 4:3-9
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    75%

    3And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.

    4Then hua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

    5And hua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:

    6That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

    7Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.

    8And the children of Israel did so as hua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto hua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

    9And hua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.

  • Deut 27:2-4
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    2And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister:

    3And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee.

    4Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister.

  • Deut 31:26
    74%

    26Take this book of the law, and put it in the si of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.

  • Josh 4:20-21
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    74%

    20And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did hua pitch in Gilgal.

    21And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?

  • Gen 31:45
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    45And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

  • Deut 27:8
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    8And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.

  • Josh 24:1
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    1And 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.

  • Josh 8:34-35
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    34And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law.

    35There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which hua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them.

  • Exod 24:4
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    4And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

  • Josh 10:27
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    27And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that hua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.

  • Josh 7:25-26
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    70%

    25And hua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.

    26And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.

  • Josh 6:26
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    26And hua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.

  • Judg 6:26
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    26And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.

  • Josh 9:27
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    27And hua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.

  • Josh 10:18
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    18And hua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:

  • 1 Sam 6:14
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    14And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD.

  • Num 27:22
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    22And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:

  • Josh 7:23
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    23And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto hua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD.

  • Deut 31:28
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    28Gather unto me all the elrs of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.

  • Deut 6:9
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    9And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

  • Deut 32:46
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    46And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.

  • Deut 31:24
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    24And it came to pass, when Moses had ma an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,