Joshua 24 · Verse 23

Joshua 24:23

Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel.
Joshua 24:23, King James Version

Joshua 24:23 in other translations

BSB“Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”
WEB“Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD, the God of Israel.”
ASVNow therefore put away, said he, the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, the God of Israel.
YLTand, now, turn aside the gods of the stranger which are in your midst, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, God of Israel.'
DARBYNow therefore put away the strangegods that are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah the God of Israel.
BBEThen, he said, put away the strange gods among you, turning your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.
WebsterNow therefore put away (said he) the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD God of Israel.

What does Joshua 24:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 24:14-28

14-28. Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth--After having enumerated so many grounds for national gratitude, Joshua calls on them to declare, in a public and solemn manner, whether they will be faithful and obedient to the God of Israel. He avowed this to be his own unalterable resolution, and urged them, if they were sincere in making a similar avowal, "to put away the strange gods…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 Now therefore put away - As you have promised to reform, begin instantly the work of reformation. A man's promise to serve God soon loses its moral hold of his conscience if he do not instantaneously begin to put it in practice. The grace that enables him to promise is that by the strength of which he is to begin the performance.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 24:15-28

It is essential that the service of God's people be performed with a willing mind. For LOVE is the only genuine principle whence all acceptable service of God can spring. The Father seeks only such to worship him, as worship him in spirit and in truth. The carnal mind of man is enmity against God, therefore, is not capable of such spiritual worship. Hence the necessity of being born again. But numbers rest in mere…

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Joshua 24:23 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.Tahand thereforeH6258
הָסִ֛ירוּha.Si.ruremoveH5493
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] gods ofH430
הַנֵּכָ֖רha.ne.Khar<the> foreignnessH5236
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.Khem[are] in midst yourH7130
וְהַטּוּ֙ve.ha.Tuand turnH5186
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
לְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.Khemheart yourH3824
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for Joshua 24:23

  • 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.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:16-18

    And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

  • 1 Samuel 7:3-4

    And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the Lord only.

  • Judges 10:15-16

    And the children of Israel said unto the Lord, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day. And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

  • 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: For our God is a consuming fire.

  • 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: And let us arise, and go up to Beth–el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went. And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

  • Proverbs 2:2

    So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

  • 1 Corinthians 10:19-21

    What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing? But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.

  • Exodus 20:23

    Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.

  • Psalms 141:4

    Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

  • Hosea 14:2-3

    Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips. Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

  • 1 Kings 8:58

    That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
put away.
14; Ge 35:2-4; Ex 20:23; Jud 10:15,16; 1Sa 7:3,4; Ho 14:2,3,8
1Co 10:19-21; 2Co 6:16-18
incline.
Pr 2:2; Heb 12:28,29

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Context

  • Joshua 24:22

    And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the Lord, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

  • Joshua 24:23

    Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel.

  • Joshua 24:24

    And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.

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Joshua 24:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Quitad, pues, ahora los dioses ajenos que están entre vosotros, é inclinad vuestro corazón á Jehová Dios de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et maintenant, ôtez les dieux étrangers qui sont au milieu de vous, et inclinez votre cœur vers l’ Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871		So tut nun die fremden Götter hinweg, die in eurer Mitte sind, und neiget euer Herz zu Jehova, dem Gott Israels.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Nunc ergo, ait, auferte deos alienos de medio vestri, et inclinate corda vestra ad Dominum Deum Israël.