Joshua 24:13-27

¹³And he gave you a land on which you° did not labor, and cities which you° did not build, and you° were settled in them; and you° eat of vineyards and olive yards which you° did not plant.

¹⁴And now fear the Lord, and serve him in righteousness and justice; and remove the strange gods, which our fathers served beyond the river, and in Egypt; and serve the Lord.

¹⁵But if it seem not good to you to serve the Lord, choose to yourselves this day whom you° will serve, whether the gods of your fathers that were on the other side of the river, or the gods of the Amorites, among whom you° dwell upon their land: but I and my house will serve the Lord, for he is holy.

¹⁶And the people answered and said, Far be it from us to forsake the Lord, so as to serve other gods.

¹⁷The Lord our God, he is God; he brought up us and our fathers from Egypt, and kept us in all the way wherein we walked, and among all the nations through whom we passed.

¹⁸And the Lord cast out the Amorite, and all the nations that inhabited the land from before us: yes, we will serve the Lord, for he is our God.

¹⁹And Joshua said to the people, Indeed you° will not be able to serve the Lord, for God is holy; and he being jealous will not forgive your sins and your transgressions.

²⁰Whenever you° shall forsake the Lord and serve other gods, then he shall come upon you and afflict you, and consume you, because he has done you good.

²¹And the people said to Joshua, Nay, but we will serve the Lord.

²²And Joshua said to the people, You° are witnesses against yourselves, that you° have chosen the Lord to serve him.

²³And now take away the strange gods that are among you, and set your heart right toward the Lord God of Israel.

²⁴And the people said to Joshua, We will serve the Lord, and we will listen to his voice.

²⁵So Joshua made a covenant with the people on that day, and gave them a law and an ordinance in Selo before the tabernacle of the God of Israel.

²⁶And he wrote these words in the book of the laws of God: and Joshua took a great stone, and set it up under the oak before the Lord.

²⁷And Joshua said to the people, Behold, this stone shall be among you for a witness, for it has heard all the words that have been spoken to it by the Lord; for he has spoken to you this day; and this stone shall be among you for a witness in the last days, whenever you° shall deal falsely with the Lord my God.