16And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;


In Context

13 And I gave you a land whereon thou hadst not labored, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell therein; of vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

14 Now therefore fear Jehovah, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve ye Jehovah.

15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

16 And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;

17 for Jehovah our God, he it is that brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and that did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed;

18 and Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites that dwelt in the land: therefore we also will serve Jehovah; for he is our God.

Joshua 24:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:16Then the people answered, "Far be it from us to forsake the Lord to serve other gods!

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:16And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:16And the people answered, and said: God forbid we should leave the Lord, and serve strange gods.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:16And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:16And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:16And the people answered, and said, Be it far from us that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:16The people answered, |Far be it from us that we should forsake Yahweh, to serve other gods;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:16And the people answer and say, 'Far be it from us to forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:16And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;