Exodus 1:10
Let us take care for fear that their numbers may become even greater, and if there is a war, they may be joined with those who are against us, and make an attack on us, and go up out of the land.
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In Context
9And he said to his people, See, the people of Israel are greater in number and in power than we are:
Cross References
1 Samuel 29:4But the rulers of the Philistines were angry with him, and said to him, Make the man go back to the place you have given him; do not let him go down with us to the fight, or he may be turned against us and be false to us: for how will this man make peace with his lord? will it not be with the heads of these men?
Psalms 10:2The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.
Psalms 105:25Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.
Proverbs 16:25There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.
Acts 7:19He, having evil designs against our nation, was cruel to our fathers, and they were forced to put out their young children, so that they might not go on living.
1 Corinthians 3:18Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 1:9-15
8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: 10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. 11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities,… Read the whole commentary →