Joshua 23

1 A long time after the LORD had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, when Joshua was old and well along in years,

2 he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said,

3 “and you have seen everything that the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake, because it was the LORD your God who fought for you.

4 See, I have allotted as an inheritance to your tribes these remaining nations, including all the nations I have already cut off, from the Jordan westward to the Great Sea.

5 The LORD your God will push them out of your way and drive them out before you, so that you can take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.

6 Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left.

7 So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you must not serve them or bow down to them.

8 Instead, you shall hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day.

9 The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and to this day no one can stand against you.

10 One of you can put a thousand to flight, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised.

11 Therefore watch yourselves carefully, that you love the LORD your God.

12 For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them,

13 know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.

14 Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.

15 But just as every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come to pass, likewise the LORD will bring upon you the calamity He has threatened, until He has destroyed you from this good land He has given you.

16 If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”

1 ¶ And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old [and] stricken in age.

2 And Joshua called for all Israel, [and] for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old [and] stricken in age:

3 And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God [is] he that hath fought for you.

4 Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward.

5 And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you.

6 Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom [to] the right hand or [to] the left;

7 That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear [by them], neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

8 But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.

9 For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but [as for] you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.

10 One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he [it is] that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

11 ¶ Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.

12 Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, [even] these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:

13 Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out [any of] these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.

14 And, behold, this day I [am] going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, [and] not one thing hath failed thereof.

15 Therefore it shall come to pass, [that] as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.

16 When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.

1 And it came to pass after a long time, when the LORD had given Israel rest from all their enemies round about, that Joshua was old and in a good state of health,

2 And he called all Israel, and their elders, and their chiefs, and their judges, and their officers, and said unto them: I am old and well stricken in years,

3 And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations before you: for the LORD your God hath himself fought for you.

4 Behold, I have divided unto you by lot the remnant of nations, every tribe his inheritance from Jordan, and all the nations which I have cut off, and by the great sea toward the going down of the sun.

5 And the LORD your God shall cast them out from before you, and drive them out from among you, and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath spoken unto you.

6 Be of good cheer therefore, that ye keep and do all things which are written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside from it to the right hand, or to the left,

7 That ye come not among these other nations which are with you, neither remembering, nor swearing by the name of their gods, nor serving, nor worshipping them,

8 But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.

9 So shall the LORD drive out from before you great and mighty nations: and no man hath withstood you unto this day.

10 One of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God fighteth for you, as he hath spoken unto you.

11 Therefore keep your souls most diligently, that ye may love the LORD your God.

12 But if ye turn, and cleave unto these remnant nations, and marry yourselves unto them, that ye may come among them, and they among you,

13 Know therefore that the LORD your God will no more drive out all these nations from before you, but they shall become a snare and a net unto you, and a scourge in your sides, and a sting in your eyes, until he destroy you from off the good land which the LORD your God hath given you.

14 Behold, I go this day as all the world: and ye shall know with all your heart and with all your soul, that not one word hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God hath spoken unto you: all things are come, and none remaineth.

15 Therefore as all good things have come to you, which the LORD your God hath spoken unto you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he destroy you from off this good land, which the LORD your God hath given you,

16 If ye transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods, and worship them, that the wrath of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given you.