“And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.”
Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel. And they presented themselves before God — The gathering at Shechem, the covenant site (Genesis 12:6), marks a return to a sacred location for covenant renewal. Shechem will become the center of subsequent covenant violations (Judges 8:31, 1 Kings 12:1). The formula 'presented themselves before God' (wayityaṣṣĕbû lipnê-hāʾelōhîm) indicates a covenant assembly; God is the third party to the covenant transaction.
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