And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: (A)‘Your fathers, including Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, dwelt on the other side of [a]the River in old times; and (B)they served other gods.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 24:2 The Euphrates

Joshua told all the people, “This is what the Lord God of Israel has said: ‘In the distant past your ancestors lived beyond the Euphrates River,[a] including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped[b] other gods,

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 24:2 tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. Joshua 24:2 tn Or “served.”