Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.

Bible References

In one year

Deuteronomy 7:22
The Lord your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be able to destroy them all at once; otherwise, the wild animals will become too numerous for you.
Joshua 15:63
But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem. So the Jebusites live in Jerusalem among the descendants of Judah to this day.
Joshua 16:10
But, they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites live in Ephraim to this day, but they are forced laborers.
Joshua 17:12
The descendants of Manasseh could not possess these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.
Judges 3:1
These are the nations the Lord left in order to test Israel, since the Israelites had fought none of these in any of the wars with Canaan.

General references

Deuteronomy 6:19
by driving out all your enemies before you, as the Lord has said.
Deuteronomy 11:23
the Lord will drive out all these nations before you, and you will drive out nations greater and stronger than you are.
Deuteronomy 31:4
The Lord will deal with them as He did Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and their land when He destroyed them.
Joshua 17:12
The descendants of Manasseh could not possess these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.
Joshua 21:43
So the Lord gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled there.

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