Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your ancestors, including Terah,
New American Standard Bible
Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘From ancient times your fathers lived beyond the
King James Version
And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.
International Standard Version
and Joshua told all of the people, "This is what the LORD God of Israel has to say:
A Conservative Version
And Joshua said to all the people, Thus says LORD, the God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods.
American Standard Version
And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.
Amplified
Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘Your fathers, including Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, lived beyond the [Euphrates] River in ancient times; and they served other gods.
Bible in Basic English
And Joshua said to all the people, These are the words of the Lord, the God of Israel: In the past your fathers, Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor, were living on the other side of the River: and they were worshipping other gods.
Darby Translation
And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: Your fathers dwelt of old on the other side of the river, Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods.
Julia Smith Translation
And Joshua will say to all the people, So said Jehovah the God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt beyond the river from everlasting time, Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor and they will serve other gods.
King James 2000
And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the River in former times, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: '{Long ago} your ancestors--Terah the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor--lived beyond the river, and they served other gods.
Modern King James verseion
And Joshua said to all the people, So says Jehovah, the God of Israel, Your fathers lived Beyond the River in times past, Terah the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor, and they served other gods.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Joshua said unto all the people, "Thus sayeth the LORD God of Israel, 'Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the water in old time even Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, and served strange gods.
NET Bible
Joshua told all the people, "Here is what the Lord God of Israel says: 'In the distant past your ancestors lived beyond the Euphrates River, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped other gods,
New Heart English Bible
Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Joshua unto all the people - Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel, Beyond the River, dwelt your fathers from age-past times, unto Terah, father of Abraham, and father of Nahor, - and they served other gods.
Webster
And Joshua said to all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.
World English Bible
Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, 'Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Joshua saith unto all the people, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Beyond the River have your fathers dwelt of old -- Terah father of Abraham and father of Nachor -- and they serve other gods;
Themes
Abraham » Ancestors of, idolatrous
Babylon » Situated beyond the euphrates
Euphrates, the » Called » The flood
Haran » Also called charran » Idolatry in
Topics
Interlinear
'elohiym
'ab
Yashab
`eber
`owlam
`abad
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 24:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joshua Recounts Their History
1
Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 31:53
The God of Abraham, and the gods
Genesis 31:30
Now you have gone off because you long for your father—but why have you stolen my gods?”
Genesis 11:26-1
Terah lived 70 years and fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
Genesis 31:19
When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.
Genesis 31:32
If you find your gods with anyone here, he will not live!
Genesis 35:4
Then they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and their earrings, and Jacob hid them under the oak near Shechem.
Deuteronomy 26:5
You are to respond by saying in the presence of the Lord your God:
My father was a wandering Aramean.
Joshua 24:15
But if it doesn’t please you to worship Yahweh, choose for yourselves today the one you will worship: the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living.
Isaiah 51:2
and to Sarah who gave birth to you in pain.
When I called him, he was only one;
I blessed him and made him many.
Ezekiel 16:3
You are to say: This is what the Lord God says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.