And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord: for he [is] an holy God; he [is] a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. (24:19)

If ye forsake the Lord, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good. (24:20)

And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the Lord. (24:21)

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. (24:22)

Now therefore put away, [said he], the strange gods which [are] among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel. (24:23)

And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey. (24:24)

So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. (24:25)

And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that [was] by the sanctuary of the Lord. (24:26)

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. (24:27)

So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance. (24:28)