As for Me and My House: Joshua 24:15 Printable in Bold Serif

As For Me & My House We Will Serve the Lord fills the middle of this print in four lines of heavy black serif, with Joshua 24:15 in small spaced capitals above and short muted gold rules above and below. The background is a warm cream with nothing else on it. The listing calls the style masculine farmhouse, and the photos place the print in a study with leather chairs and walnut furniture. It is also the first print of our Father's Day set of three.

Joshua's choice in Joshua 24:15

Joshua 24 comes at the end of Joshua's life. He gathers the tribes of Israel at Shechem, retells their history from Abraham to the settlement of the land, and then puts a choice to them: serve the Lord, or serve the gods their ancestors worshipped beyond the river or the gods of the Amorites around them. Before they answer, he answers for himself: as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. The people then promise to serve the Lord as well, and Joshua sets up a large stone under an oak as a witness to what they said. Joshua answers for his whole household before the crowd does, so on a wall at home the verse reads as a decision the family has already made.

Heavy serif on warm cream

The design is one bold statement. The four lines, As For Me, & My House, We Will Serve, the Lord, are set in a heavy display serif with strong contrast between thick and thin strokes, in near black, and they fill the center of the page. The ampersand replaces "and," which keeps the second line short. Above, Joshua 24:15 appears in small, widely spaced capitals in a muted olive gold, and a short rule in the same color sits above and below the text. There is no border, ornament or illustration, only cream space around the words. With no florals or script, the type is heavy enough to hold its own in a room with dark wood and leather, which is the setting the listing photos use.

For a dad's study or a family entry

The listing photos show the print in a walnut frame on a desk beside a leather Bible, and in a slim gold frame over a walnut sideboard on an olive green wall, with a leather armchair nearby. That makes it a natural Father's Day gift, to hang above a desk or in a home office where he sees it every morning. It also suits a housewarming or a family entryway, where the words greet everyone who comes through the door. If you want more than one print for a study wall, the Father's Day Scripture set of three has this same design together with Proverbs 22:6 and Psalm 127:3 in matching type, so the three can hang in a row above a sideboard.

Files and print sizes

The download is a ZIP with four JPG files at 300 DPI, one for each ratio: 2:3, 3:4, 4:5 and 11:14. Together they cover frames from 4x6 to 24x36 inches, including 15x20 from the 3:4 file, as listed in the table. Heavy black type on cream is forgiving to print, so a home inkjet gives a clean result at 8x10, and a print shop handles the larger sizes. Use matte paper so the cream does not look shiny, and check that the printer is not set to fit to page, which can shift the text off center. If you would like the lettering larger, email support@theframedverse.com after your order and ask for it. Nothing is shipped and frames are not included.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the wording from the King James Version?

The words on the print match the King James Version, which reads "as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." Most modern translations have the same words here. The print sets them in title case with an ampersand for "and" to keep the lines short and even.

Is this the same design as in the Father's Day set?

Yes. The Father's Day Scripture set of three uses this exact layout for Joshua 24:15 and adds Proverbs 22:6, Train Up a Child in the Way He Should Go, and Psalm 127:3, Children Are a Heritage from the Lord, in the same type and colors. Buy this single for one frame, or the set for a row of three.

Can the lettering be made larger?

Yes. Email support@theframedverse.com after your order and ask for larger lettering. The adjusted files follow at no extra cost, usually within 24 to 48 hours, and your original download is not affected. Larger lettering helps on a big wall or in a long hallway, where the words need to read from farther away.

What size works above a sideboard or desk?

Over a sideboard, a frame about two thirds of the furniture's width usually looks balanced, so a 16x20 or 18x24 print suits a standard sideboard. Above a desk, 11x14 or 12x16 keeps the words readable from the chair without crowding the wall. Leave 6 to 10 inches between the bottom of the frame and the furniture.

Which frame matches the study look in the photos?

The photos use dark walnut frames and one slim gold frame. Walnut or espresso wood suits rooms with leather chairs and bookshelves, and gold or brass stands out against a dark painted wall like the olive green in one photo. A plain black frame gives a more graphic, modern result.