NET Bible
"The people responded,“Far be it from us to abandon the LORD so we can worship other gods!"
— Joshua 24:16, NET Bible
“And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;”
“And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods; ”
“The people answered, "Far be it from us that we should forsake Yahweh, to serve other gods;”
“And the people answered, and said, God forbid we should leave the Lord, and serve strange gods.”
“Then the people in answer said, Never will we give up the Lord to be the servants of other gods;”
“And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;”
I gave you a land in which you had not worked hard; you took up residence in cities you did not build and you are eating the produce of vineyards and olive groves you did not plant.’
Now obey the LORD and worship him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt and worship the LORD.
If you have no desire to worship the LORD, choose today whom you will worship, whether it be the gods whom your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family will worship the LORD.
The people responded,“Far be it from us to abandon the LORD so we can worship other gods!
For the LORD our God took us and our fathers out of slavery in the land of Egypt and performed these awesome miracles before our very eyes. He continually protected us as we traveled and when we passed through nations.
The LORD drove out from before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. So we too will worship the LORD, for he is our God!”
Joshua warned the people,“You will not keep worshiping the LORD, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God who will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.