Joshua 24:15-28

Thomson(i) 15 But if it seemeth not good to you to serve the Lord, chuse for yourselves this day whom you will serve, either the gods of your fathers which were in beyond the river, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord; for he is holy. 16 Upon this the people answered, and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods. 17 The Lord is our God. He is God. He hath brought up us and our fathers out of Egypt, and preserved us all the way we went, and among all the nations through which we passed, 18 and the Lord hath driven out from before us the Amorites, and all the nations who dwelt in this land; therefore we will serve none but the Lord; for he is our God. 19 And Joshua said to the people, You may not be able to serve the Lord, because he is the Holy God, and will be zealous. He will not bear with your sins and your iniquities. 20 When you forsake the Lord, and serve other gods, he will come and afflict you; and consume you, proportionally to the good he hath done you. 21 And the people said to Joshua, Nay, we will serve none but the Lord. 22 Then Joshua said to the people, You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the Lord to serve him. 23 Now therefore put away the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the Lord God of Israel. 24 And the people said to Joshua, We will serve the Lord, and hearken to his voice. 25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and gave it to them as a law, and a solemn decision at Selo, before the tabernacle of the Lord God of Israel. 26 And when he had written these words in the book of the laws of God, he took a great stone, and set it up under a fir tree which was over against the Lord, 27 and Joshua said to the people, Behold this stone shall be among you for a witness, that it hath heard all that were said by the Lord, for he hath this day spoken to you; and this shall be among you for a witness in the latter days, whenever you prove false to the Lord my God. 28 Then Joshua dismissed the people, and they departed every one to his place;