Exodus 23:33
they shall not dwell in thy land, lest they cause thee to sin against me,—for thou mightest serve their gods, verily! it would become to thee a snare!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
32Thou shalt not make with them or with their gods, a covenant:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:2and Yahweh thy God shall deliver them up before thee, and thou shalt smite them, thou shalt devote them to destruction, thou shalt not solemnise with them a covenant neither shalt thou shew them favour;
Deuteronomy 12:30take heed to thyself lest thou be thrust after them, after they have been destroyed from before thee,—and lest thou enquire after their gods, saying—In what manner, did these nations serve their gods, that, I too, may do likewise?
Joshua 10:40So Joshua smote all the land—the hill country, and the south, and the lowland, and the slopes, and all their kings, he left not a survivor,—but, every breathing thing, devoted he to destruction, as Yahweh, God of Israel, had commanded.
Judges 2:2But, ye, must not solemnise a covenant with the inhabitants of this land, Their altars, must ye tear down,—But ye have not hearkened unto my voice, what is this ye have done?
1 Samuel 18:21And Saul said to himself—I will give her unto him, that she may prove to him a snare, and that, the hand of the Philistines, may be upon him. So then Saul said unto David, A second time, mayest thou become my son-in-law to-day.
2 Chronicles 33:9And so Manasseh led astray Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem,—to commit wickedness beyond the nations which Yahweh had destroyed from before the sons of Israel.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 23:21-33
Precepts and Promises. ( b. c. 1491.) 20 Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. 21 Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. 22 But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries. 23 For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the… Read the whole commentary →