And the people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve the LORD.
And the people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve the LORD.
And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve Jehovah.
And the people said to Joshua, No! But we will be the servants of the Lord.
And the people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve the LORD.
The people said to Joshua, "No; but we will serve Yahweh."
And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.
And the people said - Nay; but we will serve, etc. - So they understood the words of Joshua to imply no moral impossibility on their side: and had they earnestly sought the gracious assistance of God, they would have continued steady in his covenant.
24:21 The Lord - Namely, him only, and not strange gods.