Joshua 24:18
And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for he is our God.
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Gill's Exposition
And the Lord drave out from before us all the people,.... The seven nations of the land of Canaan:
even the Amorites which dwelt in the land; the strongest and most populous of the nations, Amo 2:9,…
Never was any treaty carried on with better management, nor brought to a better issue, than this of Joshua with the people, to engage them to serve God. The manner of his dealing with them shows him…
Reply of the People to Joshua's Address
16. And the people answered and said Struck by the solemn earnestness of the address of their leader, the entire people, with one voice, responded to his call…
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