Joshua 24:23
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."

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.”

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."

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.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now therefore, said he, put away strange gods from among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord the God of Israel.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Now therefore, said he, put away strange gods from among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord the God of Israel.

put away

Joshua 24:14 Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him with a perfect and most sincere heart: and put away the gods which your fathers served in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.

Genesis 35:2-4 And Jacob having called together all his household, said: Cast away the strange gods that are among you, and be cleansed, and change your garments. . . .

Exodus 20:23 You shall not make gods of silver, nor shall you make to yourselves gods of gold.

Judges 10:15,16 And the children of Israel said to the Lord: We have sinned, do thou unto us whatsoever pleaseth thee: only deliver us this time. . . .

1 Samuel 7:3,4 And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying: If you turn to the Lord with all your heart, put away the strange gods from among you, Baalim and Astaroth: and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. . . .

Hosea 14:2,3,8 Take with you words, and return to the Lord, and say to him: Take away all iniquity, and receive the good: and we will render the calves of our lips. . . .

1 Corinthians 10:19-21 What then? Do I say that what is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing? Or that the idol is any thing? . . .

2 Corinthians 6:18-16 And I will receive you. And will be a Father to you: and you shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. . . .

incline

Proverbs 2:2 For if thou shalt call for wisdom, and incline thy heart to prudence:

Hebrews 12:28,29 Therefore, receiving an immoveable kingdom, we have grace: whereby let us serve, pleasing God, with fear and reverence. . . .

Context
Choose Whom You will Serve
22And Joshua said to the people, You are witnesses, that you yourselves have chosen you the Lord to serve him. And they answered: We are witnesses. 23Now therefore, said he, put away strange gods from among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord the God of Israel.24And the people said to Joshua: We will serve the Lord our God, and we will be obedient to his commandments.…
Cross References
Judges 10:16
And saying these things, they cast away out of their coasts all the idols of strange gods, and served the Lord their God: and he was touched with their miseries.

1 Samuel 7:3
And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying: If you turn to the Lord with all your heart, put away the strange gods from among you, Baalim and Astaroth: and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

1 Kings 8:57
The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers, and not leave us, nor cast us off:

1 Kings 8:58
But may he incline our hearts to himself, that we may walk in all his ways, and keep his commandments, and his ceremonies, and all his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

Psalm 119:36
Incline my heart into thy testimonies and not to covetousness.

Psalm 141:4
Incline not my heart to evil words; to make excuses in sins. With men that work iniquity: and I will not communicate with the choicest of them.

Joshua 24:22
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