Joshua 24:25
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.”
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“On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.”
King James Version · Public Domain“So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Joshua maketh a covenant with the people on that day, and layeth on it a statute and an ordinance, in Shechem.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Joshua 24:25 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 35:4So they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and all their earrings, and Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem.
- Exodus 15:25And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them,
- Exodus 24:3When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.”
- Exodus 24:7Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”
- Deuteronomy 5:2The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.
- Deuteronomy 29:1These are the words of the covenant that the LORD commanded Moses to make with the Israelites in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant He had made with them at Horeb.
- Deuteronomy 29:10All of you are standing today before the LORD your God—you leaders of tribes, elders, officials, and all the men of Israel,
- Deuteronomy 29:11your children and wives, and the foreigners in your camps who cut your wood and draw your water—
- Joshua 24:1Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.
- Joshua 24:26Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak that was near the sanctuary of the LORD.
- 2 Kings 11:17Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.
- 2 Chronicles 15:12Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
- 2 Chronicles 15:15And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
- 2 Chronicles 23:16Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.
- 2 Chronicles 29:10Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.
- 2 Chronicles 34:29Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
- Nehemiah 9:38In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”
- Nehemiah 10:28“The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,
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