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
19. And Joshua said to the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah, for he is a holy God he is a jealous ·God he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.
20. If ye forsake Jehovah, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.
21. And the people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve Jehovah.
22. And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you Jehovah, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.
23. Now therefore put away the strange gods that are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah the God of Israel.
24. And the people said unto Joshua, Jehovah our God will we serve, and to his voice will we hearken.
25. So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
26. And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God and took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of Jehovah.
27. And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us, for it hath heard all the words of Jehovah which he spoke unto us; and it shall be a witness against you, lest ye deny your God
28. And Joshua dismissed the people, every man to his inheritance.
29. And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Jehovah, died, a hundred and ten years old.