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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/joshua/24.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/joshua/24.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he reaffirmed for them decrees and laws.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day at Shechem, committing them to follow the decrees and regulations of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and put in place statutes and rules for them at Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Joshua cut a covenant with the people that day and made for them a statute and a judgment in Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance at Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people at Shechem and established a statute and ordinance for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people at Shechem and established a statute and ordinance for them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Joshua helped Israel make an agreement with the LORD that day at Shechem. Joshua made laws for Israel <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That day Joshua made an agreement for the people and set up laws and rules for them at Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So Joshua made a covenant for the people that day, and there at Shechem he gave them laws and rules to follow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, making statutes and ordinances in Shechem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />That day Joshua drew up an agreement for the people, and he established rules and regulations for them in Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joshua makes a covenant with the people on that day, and lays a statute and an ordinance on it, in Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Joshua maketh a covenant with the people on that day, and layeth on it a statute and an ordinance, in Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Josue therefore on that day made a covenant, and set before the people commandments and judgments in Sichem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, on that day, Joshua struck a covenant, and he set before the people at Shechem the precepts and the judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day and made statutes and ordinances for them at Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made statutes and ordinances for them at Shechem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and taught them the commandments and the ordinances in Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yeshua covenanted a covenant with the people in that day, and he taught them the commandments and the judgments in Shekim<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/24-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=6520" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/24.htm">Choose Whom You will Serve</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.” <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">On that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">Joshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: way·yiḵ·rōṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">made</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rîṯ (N-fs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">a covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lā·‘ām (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">for the people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7927.htm" title="7927: biš·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Ridge, a district in N. Pal., also a son of Hamor. The same as shkem; ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine.">and there at Shechem</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: way·yā·śem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">he established</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">for them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: ḥōq (N-ms) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">a statute</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: ū·miš·pāṭ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Judgment. ">and ordinance.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>Joshua 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/24-3.htm">Exodus 24:3-8</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-1.htm">Deuteronomy 29:1-15</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-2.htm">2 Kings 23:2-3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Nehemiah 9:38</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-31.htm">2 Chronicles 34:31-32</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-14.htm">1 Samuel 12:14-15</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-1.htm">Judges 2:1-5</a></span><br />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.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-3.htm">2 Samuel 5:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-6.htm">Hebrews 8:6-13</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a></span><br />This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-20.htm">Luke 22:20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Romans 9:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-15.htm">Galatians 3:15-17</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">Hebrews 9:15-20</a></span><br />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. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.</p><p class="hdg">made</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-25.htm">Exodus 15:25</a></b></br> And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, <i>which</i> 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,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/24-3.htm">Exodus 24:3,7,8</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/5-2.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2,3</a></b></br> The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb… </p><p class="hdg">in Shechem</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/24-1.htm">Joshua 24:1,26</a></b></br> 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… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/9-16.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/joshua/23-16.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-21.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/joshua/14-6.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/joshua/24-24.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-45.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/joshua/9-27.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/numbers/35-29.htm">Ordinance</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-21.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-4.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/joshua/24-1.htm">Shechem</a> <a href="/numbers/35-29.htm">Statute</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-16.htm">Statutes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/2-1.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/judges/2-1.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-23.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/judges/3-21.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/joshua/24-26.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-23.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/judges/3-16.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-25.htm">Ordinance</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-25.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/judges/5-11.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/joshua/24-32.htm">Shechem</a> <a href="/judges/11-39.htm">Statute</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-23.htm">Statutes</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/24-1.htm">Joshua assembles the tribes at Shechem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/24-2.htm">A brief history of God's benefits from Terah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/24-14.htm">He renews the covenant between them and God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/24-26.htm">A stone the witness of the covenant</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/24-29.htm">Joshua's age, death, and burial</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/24-32.htm">Joseph's bones are buried</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/24-33.htm">Eleazar dies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It marks the culmination of Joshua's leadership and the renewal of the covenant with the Israelites. The timing is significant as it follows Joshua's farewell address, emphasizing the urgency and solemnity of the commitment being made.<p><b>Joshua made a covenant for the people</b><br>Joshua, as the leader and successor of Moses, acts as a mediator between God and the Israelites. The making of a covenant is a formal agreement, often involving promises and obligations. This covenant renews the commitment of the Israelites to serve the Lord exclusively, echoing the covenant made at Mount Sinai. It underscores the continuity of God's promises and the people's responsibilities.<p><b>and there at Shechem</b><br>Shechem is a significant location in biblical history. It is where God first promised the land to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12-6.htm">Genesis 12:6-7</a>) and where Jacob settled and built an altar (<a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Genesis 33:18-20</a>). The choice of Shechem for this covenant renewal is symbolic, connecting the past promises to the present commitment. Archaeologically, Shechem was a central city in the hill country of Ephraim, making it an accessible and meaningful site for the gathering of the tribes.<p><b>he established for them a statute and ordinance</b><br>The terms "statute" and "ordinance" refer to the laws and decrees that the Israelites are to follow. This phrase emphasizes the legal and binding nature of the covenant. It reflects the structure of ancient Near Eastern treaties, where stipulations and consequences were clearly outlined. The establishment of these laws at Shechem serves as a reminder of the covenant's seriousness and the need for obedience to God's commands. This act also prefigures the New Covenant established by Jesus Christ, who fulfills the law and offers a new way of relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The leader of Israel after Moses, who led the Israelites into the Promised Land. He is a central figure in this passage, acting as a mediator between God and the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who are renewing their covenant with Him. They are gathered at Shechem to affirm their commitment to serve the Lord.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/shechem.htm">Shechem</a></b><br>A significant location in Israel's history, where God first promised the land to Abraham. It serves as a place of covenant renewal and commitment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>A solemn agreement between God and His people, involving promises and obligations. In this context, it is a reaffirmation of the Israelites' commitment to serve the Lord.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/statute_and_ordinance.htm">Statute and Ordinance</a></b><br>Legal terms indicating the establishment of laws and decrees that the Israelites are to follow as part of their covenant with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_renewal.htm">Covenant Renewal</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites renewed their covenant with God, Christians are called to regularly renew their commitment to follow Christ and live according to His teachings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_place.htm">Significance of Place</a></b><br>Shechem's historical and spiritual significance reminds us that God often uses specific places and events in our lives to deepen our faith and commitment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_law.htm">Obedience to God's Law</a></b><br>The establishment of statutes and ordinances underscores the importance of living in obedience to God's Word as a demonstration of our covenant relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_mediation.htm">Leadership and Mediation</a></b><br>Joshua's role as a leader and mediator points to the importance of godly leadership in guiding others to a deeper relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_commitment.htm">Community Commitment</a></b><br>The collective nature of the covenant renewal at Shechem highlights the importance of community in the Christian faith, encouraging believers to support and hold each other accountable.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_lessons_do_moses_and_aaron_teach.htm">Where is Mount Ephraim mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_joshua_and_jesus_similar.htm">How are Joshua and Jesus similar?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_elements_of_a_christian_wedding.htm">What are the key elements of a Christian wedding ceremony?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_joseph's_burial_at_shechem.htm">Joshua 24:32 - What historical evidence, if any, validates the transport and burial of Joseph's remains at Shechem centuries after his death?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">So Joshua made a covenant</span>--i.e., a covenant that idolatry should not be tolerated in Israel, or suffered to exist. We read of similar covenants in the reign of Asa (<a href="/context/2_chronicles/15-12.htm" title="And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;">2Chronicles 15:12-13</a>), in the reign of Joash, by Jehoiada (<a href="/2_chronicles/23-16.htm" title="And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD's people.">2Chronicles 23:16</a>), and of Josiah (<a href="/context/2_chronicles/34-31.htm" title="And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.">2Chronicles 34:31-32</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">So Joshua made a covenant.</span> Literally, cut a covenant, a phrase common to the Hebrew, Greek, and Latin tongues, and derived from the custom of sacrifice, in which the victims were cut in pieces and offered to the deity invoked in ratification of the engagement. The word used for covenant<span class="accented">, berith</span>, is derived from another word having the same meaning. This appears more probable than the suggestion of some, that the <span class="accented">berith</span> is derived from the practice of ratifying an agreement by a social meal. <span class="cmt_word">And set them a statute and ordinance.</span> Or, <span class="accented">appointed them a statute and a judgment.</span> The word translated "statute" is derived from the same root as our word <span class="accented">hack</span>, signifying to <span class="accented">cut</span>, and hence to engrave in indelible characters. The practice of engraving inscriptions, proclamations, and the like, on tablets was extremely common in the East. We have instances of it in the two tables of the law, and in the copy of the law engraven in stones on Mount Ebal. The Moabite stone is another instance. And the Egyptian, Assyrian, and Babylonian monarchs seem to have written much of their history in this way (see note on Joshua 8:32). The word rendered "ordinance" is far more frequently rendered "judgment" in our version, and seems to have the original signification of a thing set upright, as a pillar on a secure foundation. <span class="cmt_word">In Shechem</span> (see note on ver. 1). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/24-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">On that</span><br /><span class="heb">הַה֑וּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּ֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Joshua</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">made</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּכְרֹ֨ת</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiḵ·rōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a covenant</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִ֛ית</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the people,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָעָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and there at Shechem</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(biš·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7927.htm">Strong's 7927: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he established</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֥שֶׂם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·śem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for them</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">a statute</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹ֥ק</span> <span class="translit">(ḥōq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed or owed, a statute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and ordinance.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט</span> <span class="translit">(ū·miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/24-25.htm">Joshua 24:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/24-25.htm">Joshua 24:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/24-25.htm">Joshua 24:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/24-25.htm">Joshua 24:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/24-25.htm">Joshua 24:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/24-25.htm">Joshua 24:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/24-25.htm">Joshua 24:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/24-25.htm">Joshua 24:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/24-25.htm">Joshua 24:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/24-25.htm">Joshua 24:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/24-25.htm">OT History: Joshua 24:25 So Joshua made a covenant (Josh. 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