25On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he drew up for them decrees and laws.


In Context

22 Then Joshua said, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the Lord ." "Yes, we are witnesses," they replied.

23 "Now then," said Joshua, "throw away the foreign gods that are among you and yield your hearts to the Lord , the God of Israel."

24 And the people said to Joshua, "We will serve the Lord our God and obey him."

25 On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he drew up for them decrees and laws.

26 And Joshua 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 near the holy place of the Lord .

27 "See!" he said to all the people. "This stone will be a witness against us. It has heard all the words the Lord has said to us. It will be a witness against you if you are untrue to your God."

Joshua 24:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:25So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:25So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:25Josue therefore on that day made a covenant, and set before the people commandments and judgments in Sichem.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:25So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:25So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:25So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:25So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:25And Joshua maketh a covenant with the people on that day, and layeth on it a statute and an ordinance, in Shechem.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:25So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.