Joshua 24:16
“And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Joshua 24:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und das Volk antwortete und sprach: Fern sei es von uns, Jehova zu verlassen, um anderen Göttern zu dienen!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Entonces el pueblo respondió, y dijo: Nunca tal acontezca, que dejemos á Jehová por servir á otros dioses:
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então o povo respondeu, e disse: Nunca tal aconteça que deixemos ao SENHOR para servir a outros deuses:
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O povo respondeu, dizendo: "Nós jamais abandonaríamos Yahweh para servir a outros deuses,
📖 Joshua 24:16 in Context
14Now 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.
15And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
16And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;
17For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:
18And the Lord drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the Lord; for he is our God.
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