Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he reaffirmed for them decrees and laws. New Living Translation So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day at Shechem, committing them to follow the decrees and regulations of the LORD. English Standard Version So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and put in place statutes and rules for them at Shechem. Berean Standard Bible On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance. King James Bible So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. New King James Version So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. New American Standard Bible So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. NASB 1995 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. NASB 1977 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. Legacy Standard Bible So Joshua cut a covenant with the people that day and made for them a statute and a judgment in Shechem. Amplified Bible So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance at Shechem. Christian Standard Bible On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people at Shechem and established a statute and ordinance for them. Holman Christian Standard Bible On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people at Shechem and established a statute and ordinance for them. American Standard Version So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. Contemporary English Version Joshua helped Israel make an agreement with the LORD that day at Shechem. Joshua made laws for Israel English Revised Version So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. GOD'S WORD® Translation That day Joshua made an agreement for the people and set up laws and rules for them at Shechem. Good News Translation So Joshua made a covenant for the people that day, and there at Shechem he gave them laws and rules to follow. International Standard Version So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, making statutes and ordinances in Shechem. Majority Standard Bible On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance. NET Bible That day Joshua drew up an agreement for the people, and he established rules and regulations for them in Shechem. New Heart English Bible So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. Webster's Bible Translation So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. World English Bible So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Joshua makes a covenant with the people on that day, and lays a statute and an ordinance on it, in Shechem. Young's Literal Translation And Joshua maketh a covenant with the people on that day, and layeth on it a statute and an ordinance, in Shechem. Smith's Literal Translation And Joshua will cut out a covenant to the people in that day and will set to him a law and a judgment in Shechem. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleJosue therefore on that day made a covenant, and set before the people commandments and judgments in Sichem. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, on that day, Joshua struck a covenant, and he set before the people at Shechem the precepts and the judgments. New American Bible So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day and made statutes and ordinances for them at Shechem. New Revised Standard Version So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made statutes and ordinances for them at Shechem. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and taught them the commandments and the ordinances in Shechem. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Yeshua covenanted a covenant with the people in that day, and he taught them the commandments and the judgments in Shekim OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. Brenton Septuagint Translation So Joshua made a covenant with the people on that day, and gave them a law and an ordinance in Selo before the tabernacle of the God of Israel. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Choose Whom You will Serve…24So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.” 25On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance. 26Joshua 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 that was near the sanctuary of the LORD.… Cross References Exodus 24:3-8 When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.” / And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. / Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD. ... Deuteronomy 29:1-15 These are the words of the covenant that the LORD commanded Moses to make with the Israelites in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant He had made with them at Horeb. / Moses summoned all Israel and proclaimed to them, “You have seen with your own eyes everything the LORD did in Egypt to Pharaoh, to all his officials, and to all his land. / You saw with your own eyes the great trials, and those miraculous signs and wonders. ... 2 Kings 23:2-3 And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. / So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant. Nehemiah 9:38 In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.” 2 Chronicles 34:31-32 So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. / Then he had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin take a stand in agreement to it. So all the people of Jerusalem carried out the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. 1 Samuel 12:14-15 If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well. / But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers. Judges 2:1-5 Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you, / and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done? / So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.” ... 2 Samuel 5:3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel. Jeremiah 31:31-34 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. ... Hebrews 8:6-13 Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises. / For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second. / But God found fault with the people and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. ... Matthew 26:28 This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. Luke 22:20 In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you. Romans 9:4 the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. Galatians 3:15-17 Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended. / The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ. / What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise. Hebrews 9:15-20 Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. / In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it, / because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive. ... Treasury of Scripture So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. made Exodus 15:25 And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them, Exodus 24:3,7,8 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do… Deuteronomy 5:2,3 The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb… in Shechem Joshua 24:1,26 And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God… Jump to Previous Agreement Covenant Decrees Drew Joshua Laws Maketh Ordinance Ordinances Rule Shechem Statute StatutesJump to Next Agreement Covenant Decrees Drew Joshua Laws Maketh Ordinance Ordinances Rule Shechem Statute StatutesJoshua 24 1. Joshua assembles the tribes at Shechem2. A brief history of God's benefits from Terah 14. He renews the covenant between them and God 26. A stone the witness of the covenant 29. Joshua's age, death, and burial 32. Joseph's bones are buried 33. Eleazar dies On that day This phrase signifies a specific, momentous occasion in the history of Israel. The Hebrew word for "day" is "yom," which can denote a literal 24-hour period or a significant time. Here, it marks a pivotal moment when the Israelites reaffirmed their commitment to God. Historically, this day is a culmination of Joshua's leadership and the people's journey from slavery in Egypt to freedom in the Promised Land. Joshua made a covenant for the people and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and an ordinance Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew On thatהַה֑וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day Joshua יְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites made וַיִּכְרֹ֨ת (way·yiḵ·rōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant a covenant בְּרִ֛ית (bə·rîṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1285: A covenant for the people, לָעָ֖ם (lā·‘ām) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and there at Shechem בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ (biš·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor he established וַיָּ֥שֶׂם (way·yā·śem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set for them ל֛וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew a statute חֹ֥ק (ḥōq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2706: Something prescribed or owed, a statute and ordinance. וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט (ū·miš·pāṭ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style Links Joshua 24:25 NIVJoshua 24:25 NLT Joshua 24:25 ESV Joshua 24:25 NASB Joshua 24:25 KJV Joshua 24:25 BibleApps.com Joshua 24:25 Biblia Paralela Joshua 24:25 Chinese Bible Joshua 24:25 French Bible Joshua 24:25 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 24:25 So Joshua made a covenant (Josh. 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