Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Now then,” said Joshua, “throw away the foreign gods that are among you and yield your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.” New Living Translation “All right then,” Joshua said, “destroy the idols among you, and turn your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.” English Standard Version He said, “Then put away the foreign gods that are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD, the God of Israel.” Berean Standard Bible “Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.” King James Bible Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel. New King James Version “Now therefore,” he said, “put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD God of Israel.” New American Standard Bible “Now then, do away with the foreign gods which are in your midst, and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.” NASB 1995 “Now therefore, put away the foreign gods which are in your midst, and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.” NASB 1977 “Now therefore, put away the foreign gods which are in your midst, and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.” Legacy Standard Bible “So now, put away the foreign gods which are in your midst, and incline your hearts to Yahweh, the God of Israel.” Amplified Bible “Now then, remove the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your hearts toward the LORD, the God of Israel.” Christian Standard Bible “Then get rid of the foreign gods that are among you and turn your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then get rid of the foreign gods that are among you and offer your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.” American Standard Version Now therefore put away, said he, the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, the God of Israel. Contemporary English Version Joshua said, "But you still have some idols, like those the other nations worship. Get rid of your idols! You must decide once and for all that you really want to obey the LORD God of Israel." English Revised Version Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD, the God of Israel. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Turn yourselves entirely over to the LORD God of Israel." Good News Translation "Then get rid of those foreign gods that you have," he demanded, "and pledge your loyalty to the LORD, the God of Israel." International Standard Version Joshua said, "Therefore abandon the foreign gods that are among you, and turn your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel." Majority Standard Bible ?Now, therefore,? he said, ?get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.? NET Bible Joshua said, "Now put aside the foreign gods that are among you and submit to the LORD God of Israel." New Heart English Bible "Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD, the God of Israel." Webster's Bible Translation Now therefore put away (said he) the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD God of Israel. World English Bible “Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to Yahweh, the God of Israel.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“And now, turn aside the gods of the stranger which [are] in your midst, and incline your heart to YHWH, God of Israel.” Young's Literal Translation and, now, turn aside the gods of the stranger which are in your midst, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, God of Israel.' Smith's Literal Translation And now remove the strange gods which are in the midst of you, and incline your heart to Jehovah the God of Israel. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNow therefore, said he, put away strange gods from among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord the God of Israel. Catholic Public Domain Version “Now therefore,” he said, “take away strange gods from among yourselves, and incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.” New American Bible “Now, therefore, put away the foreign gods that are among you and turn your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.” New Revised Standard Version He said, “Then put away the foreign gods that are among you, and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen Joshua said to them, Now therefore put away the strange gods which are among you, and incline your hearts to the LORD God of Israel. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Yeshua said to them: “From now on, put away foreign gods that are in your midst and prepare your heart in the presence of LORD JEHOVAH, the God of Israel” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Now therefore put away the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD, the God of Israel.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And now take away the strange gods that are among you, and set your heart right toward the Lord God of Israel. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Choose Whom You will Serve…22Then Joshua told them, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.” “We are witnesses!” they said. 23“Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.” 24So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.”… Cross References Deuteronomy 10:16 Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more. 1 Samuel 7:3 Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” 1 Kings 8:57-58 May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He never leave us or forsake us. / May He incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances He commanded our fathers. 2 Kings 17:35-39 For the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites and commanded them, “Do not worship other gods or bow down to them; do not serve them or sacrifice to them. / Instead, worship the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm. You are to bow down to Him and offer sacrifices to Him. / And you must always be careful to observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments He wrote for you. Do not worship other gods. ... Jeremiah 4:1-2 “If you will return, O Israel, return to Me,” declares the LORD. “If you will remove your detestable idols from My sight and no longer waver, / and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.” Ezekiel 18:31 Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? Hosea 14:3 Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.” Zephaniah 1:4-6 “I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests— / those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom, / and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.” Psalm 81:9 There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god. Isaiah 55:6-7 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Matthew 22:37 Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ Luke 16:13 No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” John 4:24 God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” Romans 12:1-2 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. / Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. Treasury of Scripture Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD God of Israel. put away Joshua 24:14 Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. Genesis 35:2-4 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: … Exodus 20:23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. incline Proverbs 2:2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Hebrews 12:28,29 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: … Jump to Previous Heart Hearts Incline Israel Joshua Midst Strange Throw Turn Turning YieldJump to Next Heart Hearts Incline Israel Joshua Midst Strange Throw Turn Turning YieldJoshua 24 1. Joshua assembles the tribes at Shechem2. A brief history of God's benefits from Terah 14. He renews the covenant between them and God 26. A stone the witness of the covenant 29. Joshua's age, death, and burial 32. Joseph's bones are buried 33. Eleazar dies Now, therefore, This phrase indicates a conclusion or a call to action based on previous statements. In the context of Joshua 24, Joshua has just recounted the history of Israel, emphasizing God's faithfulness and the people's covenant relationship with Him. The "therefore" serves as a pivot from recounting past events to urging a response from the Israelites. he said, get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel. Persons / Places / Events 1. JoshuaThe leader of Israel after Moses, who is delivering his final address to the Israelites, urging them to remain faithful to God. 2. Israelites The people of Israel, who are being called to renew their covenant with God and abandon any idolatry. 3. Foreign gods The idols and deities from surrounding nations that some Israelites may have been tempted to worship. 4. Shechem The location where Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to renew their covenant with God. 5. The LORD, the God of Israel The one true God whom Joshua is urging the Israelites to serve wholeheartedly. Teaching Points Reject IdolatryJust as the Israelites were called to put away foreign gods, Christians today must identify and reject modern forms of idolatry, such as materialism or anything that takes precedence over God. Heart Inclination The Hebrew word for "incline" (natah) suggests a deliberate turning or bending towards God. Believers are encouraged to consciously direct their hearts and lives towards God in all they do. Covenant Renewal Joshua's call to the Israelites is a reminder of the importance of regularly renewing our commitment to God, reflecting on our spiritual journey, and making necessary changes. Community Accountability The gathering at Shechem highlights the role of community in faith. Believers should support and hold each other accountable in their walk with God. Faithfulness to God The call to serve the LORD alone is a timeless principle, urging believers to remain steadfast in their faith amidst a world of distractions and competing loyalties.Verse 23. - Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you. Keil and Delitzsch notice that the words translated "among you" have also the meaning, "within you," and argue that Joshua is speaking of inward tendencies to idolatry. But this is very improbable. For (1) the word is the same as we find translated in ver. 17, "through whom." And (2) the internal scrutiny which the law demanded was hardly so well understood at this early period as by diligent study it afterwards became. The plain provisions of the law demanded obedience. Comparatively little heed was given at first to inward feelings and tendencies. There can be little doubt that the meaning is precisely the same as in Genesis 35:2, and that though the Israelites dare not openly worship strange gods, yet that teraphim and other images were, if not worshipped, yet preserved among them in such a way as to be likely to lead them into temptation. The history of Micah in Judges 17:5 is a proof of this, and it must be remembered that this history is out of its proper place. The zealous Phinehas (Judges 20:28) was then still alive, and the worship at Micah's house had evidently been carried on for some time previous to the disgraceful outrage at Gibeah. The putting away the strange gods was to be the outward and visible sign, the inclining of the heart the inward and spiritual grace wrought within them by the mercy of God. For it is not denied that God desired their affections, and that those affections could scarcely be given while their heart went secretly after idols. It may be further remarked in support of this view that the Israelites are not exhorted to turn their heart from the false gods, but to put them away. It is a plain, positive precept, not a guide for the inner consciousness. On the other hand, the command to incline the heart to the Lord rests upon the simple ground of common gratitude. St. Augustine thinks that if any false gods were secretly in Israel at this time, they would have been met by a severer punishment than that accorded to Achan. Masius - "pace divini viri" - proceeds to argue that murders, thefts, and adulteries were worse sins than those of Achan, that it were not reasonable to suppose that Israel was free from such sins, and they were not punished like Achan's. He forgets to urge (1) that the condition of the children of Israel was very different in Achan's time to that of the death of Joshua, and . . . Hebrew “Now, therefore,” [he said],וְעַתָּ֕ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time “get rid of הָסִ֛ירוּ (hā·sî·rū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5493: To turn aside the foreign הַנֵּכָ֖ר (han·nê·ḵār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5236: That which is foreign, foreignness gods אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative among you בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם (bə·qir·bə·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center and incline וְהַטּוּ֙ (wə·haṭ·ṭū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend your hearts לְבַבְכֶ֔ם (lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the LORD, יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the God אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel.” יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc Links Joshua 24:23 NIVJoshua 24:23 NLT Joshua 24:23 ESV Joshua 24:23 NASB Joshua 24:23 KJV Joshua 24:23 BibleApps.com Joshua 24:23 Biblia Paralela Joshua 24:23 Chinese Bible Joshua 24:23 French Bible Joshua 24:23 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 24:23 Now therefore put away the foreign gods (Josh. 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