Joshua 24:24 (YLT)

Passage

And the people say unto Joshua, `Jehovah our God we serve, and to His voice we hearken.'

Nearby Context

Joshua 24:22 And Joshua saith unto the people, `Witnesses ye are against yourselves, that ye have chosen for you Jehovah to serve Him (and they say, `Witnesses!')

Joshua 24:23 and, now, turn aside the gods of the stranger which <FI>are<Fi> in your midst, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, God of Israel.'

Joshua 24:24 And the people say unto Joshua, `Jehovah our God we serve, and to His voice we hearken.'

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

Joshua 24:26 And Joshua writeth these words in the Book of the Law of God, and taketh a great stone, and raiseth it up there under the oak which <FI>is<Fi> in the sanctuary of Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "people", "joshua", "jehovah", "serve", "voice", and "hearken". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "people" and "joshua", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "and now turn aside the gods of..." into verse 25's "And Joshua maketh a covenant with the...", so "people" and "joshua" belong inside that flow. In Joshua context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "people" and "joshua" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.