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 have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

14 And now fear Jehovah and serve him in perfectness and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the river, and in Egypt; and serve Jehovah.

15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods whom your fathers that were on the other side of the river served, or the gods of the Amorite, 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 up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and who did those great signs before our eyes, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed!

18 And Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, and the Amorites the inhabitants of the land: so therefore we 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 American Standard Version 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;