Joshua 24:18-24

18The Lord chased all the nations out as we moved into the land. He chased out the Amorites and the other people who lived in the land. So we too will serve the Lord, because he is our God.’

19Joshua said to them, ‘The Lord is a holy God. You will not be able to serve him. He wants you to belong to him. If you turn against him or you do not obey him, he will not forgive you.

20If you turn away from the Lord and you serve foreign gods, he will turn against you. He has been kind and he has helped you until now. But he will bring trouble to you and he will destroy you, if you turn away from him.’

21The people said to Joshua, ‘Never! We will only serve the Lord.’

22Joshua said to them, ‘You yourselves have chosen to serve the Lord. Agree now that you have done that.’ They replied, ‘Yes, we agree!’

23Joshua said, ‘So now you must throw away the foreign gods that you still keep. Trust the Lord, Israel's God, and obey him.’

24The people said to Joshua, ‘We will serve the Lord our God and we will obey him.’