Exodus 23:28
And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 7:20 reaffirms the same hornet promise, specifically stating God will send them until the remaining enemies are destroyed.
Deuteronomy 6:19 references this promise explicitly ('as the Lord has spoken'), grounding obedience in God's commitment to drive out enemies.
Joshua 24:12 directly cites the hornet as the means God used to drive out the Amorite kings, confirming the promise was fulfilled.
Deuteronomy 7:1 lists the same nations to be dispossessed, expanding the list from the three in Exodus 23:28 to seven.
Joshua 24:11 recounts the conquest of the listed nations, showing the fulfillment of God's promise to drive them out, though without mentioning hornets.
1 Kings 9:20 lists Hivites and Canaanites as forced labor, showing the promise of driving them out was not fully realized.
Deuteronomy 4:38 generalizes this promise — God drives out greater nations to give Israel their land, connecting the hornet promise to the broader conquest.
Joshua 12:8 summarizes the conquered regions, demonstrating the outworking of God's promise to drive out the inhabitants.
Psalm 44:2 recalls God driving out nations to plant Israel, echoing the promise.