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Judges 2:3 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Judges 2:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 2 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.”
Judges 2:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Judges 2:3
Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.This verse occurs in the crucial second chapter establishing the covenant lawsuit and cyclical pattern of apostasy. The Angel of the LORD's covenant lawsuit exposes Israel's violation of covenant obligations despite God's faithfulness. The cyclical pattern introduced here—sin, servitude, supplication, salvation, silence—repeats seven times through Judges, demonstrating both human depravity and divine mercy.The theological significance includes un...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Judges 2:3
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“and a scourge in your sides”
“then shall those who you let remain of them be as pricks in your eyes”
“which became a snare to them.”
“And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.”
“I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:”
“lest they make you sin against me”
“lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going”
“and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.”
“together with the daughter of Pharaoh”