Joshua 24:24-26
King James Version
24 And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.
25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
26 And Joshua 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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Joshua 24:24-26
New King James Version
24 And the people (A)said to Joshua, “The Lord our God we will serve, and His voice we will obey!”
25 So Joshua (B)made[a] a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance (C)in Shechem.
26 Then Joshua (D)wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God. And he took (E)a large stone, and (F)set it up there (G)under the oak that was by the sanctuary of the Lord.
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- Joshua 24:25 Lit. cut a covenant
Joshua 24:24-26
English Standard Version
24 And the people said to Joshua, “The Lord our God we will serve, and his voice we will obey.” 25 So Joshua (A)made a covenant with the people that day, and put in place (B)statutes and rules for them at Shechem. 26 And Joshua (C)wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God. And (D)he took a large stone and set it up there (E)under the terebinth that was by the sanctuary of the Lord.
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