Joshua 24:1-13
Lexham English Bible
Joshua Recounts Their History
24 And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem; he summoned the elders of Israel, their heads, their judges, and their officials, and they presented themselves before God. 2 And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: ‘Long ago[a] your ancestors[b]—Terah the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor—lived beyond the river,[c] and they served other gods. 3 I took your ancestor[d] Abraham from beyond the river[e] and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I increased his offspring; I gave him Isaac, 4 and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the hill country of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt. 5 And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt with what I did in its midst; and afterward I brought you out. 6 When I brought out your ancestors[f] from Egypt, you came to the sea, and the Egyptians pursued after your ancestors[g] with chariots[h] and horsemen to the Red Sea.[i] 7 They cried out to Yahweh, and he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and he brought the sea over them[j] and covered them; your own eyes saw what I did in Egypt. Then you lived in the wilderness for many days. 8 And I brought you to the land of the Amorites[k] who lived beyond the Jordan; they fought you, and I gave them into your hand; you took possession of their land, and I destroyed them before you.[l] 9 Then Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, set out and fought against Israel, and he sent and summoned Balaam son of Beor to curse you, 10 but I was not willing to listen to Balaam, and he richly blessed you. So I rescued you from his hand, 11 and you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. And the citizens of Jericho, the Amorites,[m] the Perizzites,[n] the Canaanites,[o] the Hittites,[p] the Girgashites,[q] the Hivites,[r] and the Jebusites,[s] fought against you, and I gave them into your hand. 12 I sent before you the hornet and they drove out before you two kings of the Amorites;[t] but not by your sword or bow. 13 I gave to you a land that you have not labored on, and cities that you have not built, and you live[u] in them; you eat from vineyards and olive groves that you have not planted.’
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Joshua 24:2 Literally “from ancient”
- Joshua 24:2 Or “fathers”
- Joshua 24:2 That is, the Euphrates
- Joshua 24:3 Or “father”
- Joshua 24:3 That is, the Euphrates
- Joshua 24:6 Or “fathers”
- Joshua 24:6 Or “fathers”
- Joshua 24:6 Hebrew “chariot”
- Joshua 24:6 Literally “sea of reed”
- Joshua 24:7 That is, the Egyptians
- Joshua 24:8 Hebrew “Amorite”
- Joshua 24:8 Literally “in your presence”
- Joshua 24:11 Hebrew “Amorite”
- Joshua 24:11 Hebrew “Perizzite”
- Joshua 24:11 Hebrew “Canaanite”
- Joshua 24:11 Hebrew “Hittite”
- Joshua 24:11 Hebrew “Girgashite”
- Joshua 24:11 Hebrew “Hivite”
- Joshua 24:11 Hebrew “Jebusite”
- Joshua 24:12 Hebrew “Amorite”
- Joshua 24:13 Or “dwell”
2012 by Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software