Deuteronomy 7:2
And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 7:16 repeats the command to destroy without pity, adding a warning about serving their gods — reinforcing 7:2.
Deuteronomy 20:17 lists the nations to be destroyed, directly reinforcing the herem command.
Deuteronomy 3:3 illustrates the complete destruction commanded — striking down Og with no survivors.
Deuteronomy 20:10 offers peace to distant cities, contrasting with Deut 7:2's command for no mercy toward Canaanites.
Deuteronomy 20:11 allows forced labor for surrendered cities, opposite to the total destruction required in Deut 7:2.
Deuteronomy 20:16 repeats the same command to save nothing alive in the promised land, parallel instruction.
Deuteronomy 31:5 commands to do 'according to the whole commandment' — referring back to the destruction command in 7:2.
Deuteronomy 31:4 recalls God's destruction of Sihon and Og as a pattern — directly supports the command in 7:2.
Deuteronomy 2:34 describes the complete destruction of Sihon's cities — exactly the kind of action commanded in 7:2.
Deuteronomy 9:3 assures that God himself will destroy the nations — fulfilling the promise behind the command in 7:2.
Deuteronomy 13:15 applies the same 'devote to destruction' command to apostate Israelite cities — a parallel use of herem.
Joshua 10:40 summarizes the southern campaign as complete herem, directly applying the principle of Deut 7:2.
Joshua 10:24 shows the defeat of enemy kings — a concrete fulfillment of God delivering enemies into Israel's hand.
Joshua 10:32 continues the pattern of total destruction as commanded, with no survivors left.
Joshua 10:30 shows Israel striking every person, fulfilling the command to devote to complete destruction.
Joshua 10:28 describes the herem at Makkedah, carrying out the same total destruction ordered in Deut 7:2.
Exodus 23:33 adds the reason: not making covenant prevents them from dwelling in your land and becoming a snare.
Joshua 10:42 summarizes that God fought for Israel, giving all enemies into their hands, fulfilling the promise.
Joshua 11:11 records the herem at Hazor, fulfilling Deut 7:2's command to show no mercy.
Joshua 11:12 summarizes the northern conquest as total herem, consistent with Deut 7:2's instruction.
Judges 2:2 directly quotes the command from Deuteronomy 7:2, rebuking Israel for disobeying it.
2 Samuel 21:2 recounts the Gibeonite covenant (a violation) and the later consequences for Saul's house, illustrating the snare.
Joshua 9:18-21 records Israel making a covenant with Gibeonites, violating the command, and later being bound by it.
Joshua 9:24 has the Gibeonites quoting the command from Deut 7:2 to destroy all Canaanites, showing their awareness of the law.
Joshua 8:24 records the total destruction of Ai, an exact execution of the herem commanded in Deut 7:2.
Exodus 23:32 repeats the same command to make no covenant with them, reinforcing the prohibition.
Joshua 6:17-25 narrates the herem at Jericho, directly fulfilling the command in Deut 7:2 to devote cities to destruction.
Exodus 34:12-16 expands with warnings against intermarriage and idolatry, showing the same covenantal prohibition.
2 Corinthians 6:14 applies the principle of being unequally yoked with unbelievers, echoing the command in Deuteronomy 7:2 not to make covenant with the nations.
Psalm 106:34 explicitly notes Israel's failure to destroy the peoples as commanded in Deuteronomy 7:2.
Judges 14:3 has Samson's parents object to marrying a Philistine, aligning with the prohibition against covenant with Canaanites.
Judges 1:27 notes Manasseh's failure to dispossess Canaanites, a clear disobedience to the destruction command.
Joshua 23:7 warns against mixing with remaining nations, echoing the no-covenant principle of the command.
Joshua 16:10 reports failure to drive out Canaanites, directly contradicting the command to destroy them.
Joshua 11:15 summarizes Joshua's complete obedience to all commands, including the destruction of Canaanites.
Exodus 34:15 warns against covenant with inhabitants leading to idolatry, echoing the same prohibition.
Joshua 6:21 shows total destruction of Jericho, directly obeying the command to devote Canaanites to complete destruction.
Joshua 8:22 describes the annihilation at Ai, another direct fulfillment of the devotement command.
Joshua 9:7 records the Israelites' initial hesitance to make a covenant with Gibeonites, reflecting the command's prohibition.
Judges 1:4 records God giving Canaanites into Judah's hand, an example of the command in action.
Numbers 33:52 similarly commands driving out inhabitants and destroying idols, but without the strict herem of Deut 7:2 – a related but distinct instruction.
Psalm 149:9 refers to executing the 'judgment written' on the nations, likely alluding to the destruction command in Deuteronomy 7:2.