Joshua 24:27 “And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a w…”

Joshua 24:27

And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.

World English Bible

Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us, for it has heard all the LORD’s words which he spoke to us. It shall be therefore a witness against you, lest you deny your God.”

American Standard Version

And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it hath heard all the words of Jehovah which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Ioshua saide vnto all the people, Beholde, this stone shall be a witnesse vnto vs: for it hath heard all the wordes of the Lord which he spake with vs: it shall be therefore a witnesse against you, lest yee denie your God.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

And Joshua saith unto all the people, 'Lo, this stone is against us for a witness, for it hath heard all the sayings of Jehovah which He hath spoken with us, and it hath been against you for a witness, lest ye lie against your God.'

Bible in Basic English

And Joshua said to all the people, See now, this stone is to be a witness against us; for all the words of the Lord have been said to us in its hearing: so it will be a witness against you if you are false to the Lord your God.

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Cross references

“And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for”

Joshua 22:34 Deuteronomy 31:26 Deuteronomy 31:21 1 Samuel 7:12 Genesis 31:44–52 Deuteronomy 4:26

Joshua 22:34 · BSB

So the Reubenites and Gadites named the altar Witness, for they said, “It is a witness between us that the LORD is God.”

Deuteronomy 31:26 · BSB

“Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.

Deuteronomy 31:21 · BSB

And when many troubles and afflictions have come upon them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. For I know their inclination, even before I bring them…

1 Samuel 7:12 · BSB

Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”

Genesis 31:44–52 · BSB

Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.”

Deuteronomy 4:26 · BSB

I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.

“it hath”

Luke 19:40 Deuteronomy 32:1 Isaiah 1:2 Habakkuk 2:11

Luke 19:40 · BSB

“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”

Deuteronomy 32:1 · BSB

Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

Isaiah 1:2 · BSB

Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.

Habakkuk 2:11 · BSB

For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork.

“deny”

Matthew 10:33 Job 31:23 Proverbs 30:9 Titus 1:16 Revelation 3:8 2 Timothy 2:12

Matthew 10:33 · BSB

But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.

Job 31:23 · BSB

For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.

Proverbs 30:9 · BSB

Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.

Titus 1:16 · BSB

They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

Revelation 3:8 · BSB

I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.

2 Timothy 2:12 · BSB

if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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.

28Then Joshua sent the people away, each to his own inheritance.

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