Exodus 1:10
Come, let us deal with them wisely, otherwise they will continue to grow in numbers, and if war breaks out, they will join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the land.”
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9He said to his people, “Look, the Israelites are more numerous and stronger than we are.
Cross References
1 Samuel 29:4But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him and said, “Send the man back, that he may return to the place you assigned him. He will not go down with us into battle, for he will turn against us during the fighting. For how else could he make himself acceptable to his master than by taking the heads of our own men?
Psalms 10:2Because of their arrogance, wicked people chase the oppressed; 1 but please let the wicked be trapped by their own schemes that they have devised. 1
Psalms 105:25He caused their enemies to hate his people, 1 to mistreat his servants. 1
Proverbs 16:25There is a way that seems right to a man, 1 but its end is the way to death. 1
Acts 7:19He deceived our people and forced our fathers to expose their newborn infants so they would not be kept alive.
1 Corinthians 3:18Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become a “fool” that he may become 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 →