Joshua 24:26

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Joshua wrote these words in the Law Scroll of God. He then took a large stone and set it up there under the oak tree near the LORD’s shrine.

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  • Judg 9:6 : 6 All the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo assembled and then went and made Abimelech king by the oak near the pillar in Shechem.
  • Gen 35:4 : 4 So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods that were in their possession and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem
  • Exod 24:4 : 4 and Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early in the morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and arranged twelve standing stones– according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
  • Deut 31:24-26 : 24 Anticipation of Disobedience When Moses finished writing on a scroll the words of this law in their entirety, 25 he commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the LORD’s covenant, 26 “Take this scroll of the law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God. It will remain there as a witness against you,
  • Josh 4:3-9 : 3 Instruct them,‘Pick up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests stand firmly, and carry them over with you and put them in the place where you camp tonight.’” 4 Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one per tribe. 5 Joshua told them,“Go in front of the ark of the LORD your God to the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to put a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the Israelite tribes. 6 The stones will be a reminder to you. When your children ask someday,‘Why are these stones important to you?’ 7 tell them how the water of the Jordan stopped flowing before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the water of the Jordan stopped flowing. These stones will be a lasting memorial for the Israelites.” 8 The Israelites did just as Joshua commanded. They picked up twelve stones, according to the number of the Israelite tribes, from the middle of the Jordan as the LORD had instructed Joshua. They carried them over with them to the camp and put them there. 9 Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan in the very place where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood. They remain there to this very day.
  • Josh 4:20-24 : 20 Now Joshua set up in Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan. 21 He told the Israelites,“When your children someday ask their fathers,‘What do these stones represent?’ 22 explain to your children,‘Israel crossed the Jordan River on dry ground.’ 23 For the LORD your God dried up the water of the Jordan before you while you crossed over. It was just like when the LORD your God dried up the Red Sea before us while we crossed it. 24 He has done this so all the nations of the earth might recognize the LORD’s power and so you might always obey the LORD your God.”
  • Gen 35:8 : 8 (Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel; thus it was named Oak of Weeping.)
  • Gen 28:18-22 : 18 Early in the morning Jacob took the stone he had placed near his head and set it up as a sacred stone. Then he poured oil on top of it. 19 He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz. 20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying,“If God is with me and protects me on this journey I am taking and gives me food to eat and clothing to wear, 21 and I return safely to my father’s home, then the LORD will become my God. 22 Then this stone that I have set up as a sacred stone will be the house of God, and I will surely give you back a tenth of everything you give me.”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 24:27
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    27Joshua said to all the people,“Look, this stone will be a witness against us, for it has heard everything the LORD said to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God.”

  • Josh 24:22-25
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    81%

    22Joshua said to the people,“Do you agree to be witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to worship the LORD?” They replied,“We are witnesses!”

    23Joshua said,“Now put aside the foreign gods that are among you and submit to the LORD God of Israel.”

    24The people said to Joshua,“We will worship the LORD our God and obey him.”

    25That day Joshua drew up an agreement for the people, and he established rules and regulations for them in Shechem.

  • Josh 8:29-32
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    76%

    29He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and erected over it a large pile of stones(it remains to this very day).

    30Covenant Renewal Then Joshua built an altar for the LORD God of Israel on Mount Ebal,

    31just as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded the Israelites. As described in the law scroll of Moses, it was made with uncut stones untouched by an iron tool. On it they offered burnt sacrifices to the LORD and sacrificed tokens of peace.

    32There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a duplicate of the law written by Moses.

  • Josh 4:3-9
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    3Instruct them,‘Pick up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests stand firmly, and carry them over with you and put them in the place where you camp tonight.’”

    4Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one per tribe.

    5Joshua told them,“Go in front of the ark of the LORD your God to the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to put a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the Israelite tribes.

    6The stones will be a reminder to you. When your children ask someday,‘Why are these stones important to you?’

    7tell them how the water of the Jordan stopped flowing before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the water of the Jordan stopped flowing. These stones will be a lasting memorial for the Israelites.”

    8The Israelites did just as Joshua commanded. They picked up twelve stones, according to the number of the Israelite tribes, from the middle of the Jordan as the LORD had instructed Joshua. They carried them over with them to the camp and put them there.

    9Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan in the very place where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood. They remain there to this very day.

  • Deut 27:2-4
    3 verses
    74%

    2When you cross the Jordan River to the land the LORD your God is giving you, you must erect great stones and cover them with plaster.

    3Then you must inscribe on them all the words of this law when you cross over, so that you may enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey just as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, said to you.

    4So when you cross the Jordan you must erect on Mount Ebal these stones about which I am commanding you today, and you must cover them with plaster.

  • Deut 31:26
    74%

    26“Take this scroll of the law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God. It will remain there as a witness against you,

  • Josh 4:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

    20Now Joshua set up in Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.

    21He told the Israelites,“When your children someday ask their fathers,‘What do these stones represent?’

  • Gen 31:45
    73%

    45So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a memorial pillar.

  • Deut 27:8
    72%

    8You must inscribe on the stones all the words of this law, making them clear.”

  • Josh 24:1
    72%

    1Israel 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.

  • Josh 8:34-35
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    34Then Joshua read aloud all the words of the law, including the blessings and the curses, just as they are written in the law scroll.

    35Joshua read aloud every commandment Moses had given before the whole assembly of Israel, including the women, children, and resident foreigners who lived among them.

  • Exod 24:4
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    4and Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early in the morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and arranged twelve standing stones– according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

  • Josh 10:27
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    27At sunset Joshua ordered his men to take them down from the trees. They threw them into the cave where they had hidden and piled large stones over the mouth of the cave.(They remain to this very day.)

  • Josh 7:25-26
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    25Joshua said,“Why have you brought disaster on us? The LORD will bring disaster on you today!” All Israel stoned him to death.(They also stoned and burned the others.)

    26Then they erected over him a large pile of stones(it remains to this very day) and the LORD’s anger subsided. So that place is called the Valley of Disaster to this very day.

  • Josh 6:26
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    26At that time Joshua made this solemn declaration:“The man who attempts to rebuild this city of Jericho will stand condemned before the LORD. He will lose his firstborn son when he lays its foundations and his youngest son when he erects its gates!”

  • Judg 6:26
    68%

    26Then build an altar for the LORD your God on the top of this stronghold according to the proper pattern. Take the second bull and offer it as a burnt sacrifice on the wood from the Asherah pole that you cut down.”

  • Josh 9:27
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    27and that day made them woodcutters and water carriers for the community and for the altar of the LORD at the divinely chosen site.(They continue in that capacity to this very day.)

  • Josh 10:18
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    18Joshua said,“Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it.

  • 1 Sam 6:14
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    14The cart was coming to the field of Joshua, who was from Beth Shemesh. It paused there near a big stone. Then they cut up the wood of the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the LORD.

  • Num 27:22
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    22So Moses did as the LORD commanded him; he took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before the whole community.

  • Josh 7:23
    67%

    23They took it all from the middle of the tent, brought it to Joshua and all the Israelites, and placed it before the LORD.

  • Deut 31:28
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    28Gather to me all your tribal elders and officials so I can speak to them directly about these things and call the heavens and the earth to witness against them.

  • Deut 6:9
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    9Inscribe them on the doorframes of your houses and gates.

  • Deut 32:46
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    46he said to them,“Keep in mind all the words I am solemnly proclaiming to you today; you must command your children to observe carefully all the words of this law.

  • Deut 31:24
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    24Anticipation of Disobedience When Moses finished writing on a scroll the words of this law in their entirety,