Judges 2:3

New Century Version

Now I tell you, ‘I will not force out the people in this land. They will be your enemies, and their gods will be a trap for you.’ ”

Cross References

Psalm 106:36

They worshiped other nations’ idols and were trapped by them.

Exodus 23:33

You must not let them live in your land, or they will make you sin against me. If you worship their gods, you will be caught in a trap.”

Exodus 34:12

Be careful that you don’t make an agreement with the people who live in the land where you are going, because it will bring you trouble.

Numbers 33:55

“ ‘But if you don’t force those people out of the land, they will bring you trouble. They will be like sharp hooks in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will bring trouble to the land where you live.

Deuteronomy 7:16

You must destroy all the people the Lord your God hands over to you. Do not feel sorry for them, and do not worship their gods, or they will trap you.

Joshua 23:13

the Lord your God will not help you defeat your enemies. They will be like traps for you, like whips on your back and thorns in your eyes, and none of you will be left in this good land the Lord your God has given you.

Judges 2:21

I will no longer defeat the nations who were left when Joshua died.

Judges 2:4

After the angel gave Israel this message from the Lord, they cried loudly.

Judges 3:6

The Israelites began to marry the daughters of those people, and they allowed their daughters to marry the sons of those people. Israel also served their gods.

Judges 8:27

Gideon used the gold to make a holy vest, which he put in his hometown of Ophrah. But all the Israelites were unfaithful to God and worshiped it, so it became a trap for Gideon and his family.