Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
Shall be pricks
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Bible References
Shall be pricks
Exodus 23:33
They are not to live in your land. Otherwise they will cause you to sin against me. If you worship their gods, it will become a snare for you."
Deuteronomy 7:4
because they will turn your children from me to serve other gods so that the LORD's anger blazes against you and swiftly destroys you by fire.
Joshua 23:12
because if you ever turn back and cling to those who remain of these nations by intermarrying with them and associating one with another,
Judges 1:21
However, the descendants of Benjamin did not expel the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites have lived with the descendants of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
Judges 2:3
Therefore I'm now saying, "I won't expel them before you. Instead, they'll remain at your side, and their gods will ensnare you.'"
Psalm 106:34
They never destroyed the people, as the LORD had commanded them.
Ezekiel 28:24
"The house of Israel will never again suffer from painful briers and sharp thorn bushes that surround them on every side, and they will learn that I am the LORD.
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Joshua 17:12
The descendants of Manasseh did not take possession of these cities, because the Canaanites predominated in that territory.