Portions: Joshua 21-24

So the Lord gave Israel all the land
He had sworn to give their forefathers,
and they took possession of it and settled there.
The Lord gave them rest on every side,
just as He had sworn to their forefathers.
Not one of their enemies withstood them;
the Lord handed all their enemies over to them.
Not one of all the Lord's good promises
to the house of Israel failed;
every one was fulfilled.
(Joshua 21:43-45)

So the Reubenites, the Gadites
and the half-tribe of Manasseh
left the israelites at Shiloh in Canaan
to return to Gilead, their own land,
which they had acquired in accordance
with the command of the Lord through Moses.
Then Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh
replied to the heads of the clans of Israel:
'If they ever say this to us,
or to our descendants, we will answer:
Look at the replica of the Lord's altar,
which our fathers built,
not for burnt offerings and sacrifices,
but as a witness between us and you.'
(Joshua 22:9,21,28)

After a long time had passed
and the Lord had given Israel rest
from all their enemies around them,
Joshua, by then old and well advanced in years,
summoned all Israel -
their elders, leaders, judges and officials -
and said to them:
"Be very strong;
be careful to obey
all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses,
without turning aside to the right or to the left.
Do not associate with those nations
that remain among you;
do not invoke the names of their gods
or swear by them.
You must not serve them or bow down to them.
But you are to hold fast to the Lord your God,
as you have until now."
(Joshua 23:1-2,6-8)

"Now fear the Lord
and serve Him with all faithfulness.
Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped
beyond the River and in Egypt,
and serve the Lord.
But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you,
then choose for yourselves this day
whom you will serve,
whether the gods your forefathers served
beyond the River,
or the gods of the Amorites,
in whose land you are living.
But as for me and my household,
we will serve the Lord."
(Joshua 24: 14-15)