Joshua 24:26

A great stone] A pillar such as Jacob had set up (Genesis 28:18) as a memorial of his vision at Bethel, and again (Genesis 31:44) as a witness of his covenant with Laban. Moses had set up twelve such pillars (Exodus 24:4) as a memorial of the original Covenant at Sinai; and now a similar monument is erected by Joshua to mark the renewal of that Covenant. On the other hand, an idolatrous 'pillar' or 'obelisk' (Deuteronomy 16:22 RV) was expressly forbidden. An oak] RV 'the oak,' i.e. of Genesis 12:6 RV, etc.

29-33. Death and burial of Joshua. Burial of Joseph's bones. Death of Eleazar. Repeated in substance Judges 2:6.