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24 Then the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God. We will obey him.”

25 On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people. There at Shechem he reminded them of its rules and laws. 26 He recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he got a large stone. He set it up in Shechem under the oak tree. It was near the place that had been set apart for the Lord.

27 “Look!” he said to all the people. “This stone will be a witness against us. It has heard all the words the Lord has spoken to us. Suppose you aren’t faithful to your God. Then the stone will be a witness against you.”

28 Joshua sent the people away. He sent all of them to their own shares of land.

Joshua Is Buried in the Promised Land

29 Then Joshua, the servant of the Lord, died. He was the son of Nun. He was 110 years old when he died.

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24 And the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God and obey him.”(A)

25 On that day Joshua made a covenant(B) for the people, and there at Shechem(C) he reaffirmed for them decrees and laws.(D) 26 And Joshua recorded(E) these things in the Book of the Law of God.(F) Then he took a large stone(G) and set it up there under the oak(H) near the holy place of the Lord.

27 “See!” he said to all the people. “This stone(I) will be a witness(J) against us. It has heard all the words the Lord has said to us. It will be a witness against you if you are untrue(K) to your God.”(L)

28 Then Joshua dismissed the people, each to their own inheritance.(M)

Buried in the Promised Land(N)

29 After these things, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died(O) at the age of a hundred and ten.(P)

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