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Joshua 24:18

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Joshua 24:18 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites that dwelt in the land: therefore we also will serve Jehovah; for he is our God.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites that dwelt in the land: therefore we also will serve Jehovah; for he is our God.
Joshua 24:18 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 24

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.
16And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;
17for Jehovah our God, he it is that brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and that did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed;
18and Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites that dwelt in the land: therefore we also will serve Jehovah; for he is our God.
19And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah; for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgression nor your sins.
20If ye forsake Jehovah, and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you evil, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.
21And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve Jehovah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the Lord drave out from before us all the people, etc.] The seven nations of the land of Canaan: even the Amorites which dwelt in the land; the strongest and most populous of the nations, (<300209>Amos 2:9), or especially the Amorites, so Vatablus; or “with the Amorites”, as others; those that lived on the other side Jordan, over whom Sihon and Og reigned: [therefore] will we also serve the Lord: as well as Joshua and his house, for the reasons before given, because he had done such great and good things for them: for he [is] our God: that has made and preserved us, and loaded us with his benefits, and is our covenant God, and therefore will we fear and serve him.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“will we also: Exo 10:2, Exo 15:2; Psa 116:16; Mic 4:2; Zac 8:23; Luk 1:73-75 Joshua 24:19”
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