And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.
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Gill's Exposition
And Joshua said unto the people,.... In reply to their answer and resolution:
ye are witnesses against yourselves, that ye have chosen you the Lord God to serve him; that is, should they, after this…
Adam Clarke
Ye are witnesses against yourselves - Ye have been sufficiently apprised of the difficulties in your way - of God's holiness - your own weakness and inconstancy - the need you have of Divine help, and…
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…
Cambridge Bible
Ye are witnesses against yourselves Clearly and unmistakeably the people had declared that they had chosen the service of Jehovah. By so doing, in the event of their falling away, they would condemn…
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