Exodus 23:32

Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

Cross-reference

Exodus 34:12 repeats the same command verbatim — 'make no covenant with the inhabitants' — as a warning against spiritual snare.

Exodus 34:15 adds the specific danger: making a covenant leads to idolatry through shared sacrifices, amplifying the prohibition.

Numbers 25:1 Historical context

Numbers 25:1 records Israel's sin with Moabite women, directly violating the command by forming relationships that led to idolatry.

Numbers 25:2 Historical context

Numbers 25:2 specifies the idolatry: they ate sacrifices and bowed to Moab's gods, showing the consequence of making covenant with their gods.

Deuteronomy 7:2 reiterates the no-covenant command in the context of total destruction, emphasizing the same boundary.

Deuteronomy 7:16 restates the command to destroy the nations and not serve their gods, reinforcing the same prohibition.

Joshua 9:14-23 recounts Israel violating this command by making a covenant with Gibeonites, showing the consequences of disobedience.

2 Corinthians 6:15 applies the same principle spiritually: believers must not be unequally yoked with unbelievers, echoing the covenant prohibition.

Joshua 24:15 challenges Israel to choose whom to serve, contrasting serving God vs. foreign gods, echoing the command to reject their gods.

Judges 2:2 Citation

Judges 2:2 directly quotes the command 'make no league' and rebukes Israel for disobeying, providing a clear connection.

1 Kings 11:2 refers to the same prohibition against intermarriage because it turns hearts to other gods, and Solomon violated it.

Ezra 9:12 Parallel

Ezra 9:12 commands not to intermarry or seek peace with foreign peoples, extending the same principle to the post-exilic context.

Ezra 9:14 Parallel

Ezra 9:14 applies the same prohibition: intermarriage with pagans breaks the command against making covenants, risking God's anger.

2 Samuel 21:1 Historical context

2 Samuel 21:1 reveals that Saul's breach of the Gibeonite covenant (made against this command) brought a famine, illustrating long-term consequences.

2 Samuel 21:2 Historical context

2 Samuel 21:2 explains the Gibeonites were Amorites whom Israel had sworn to spare, directly tying back to the forbidden covenant.

Psalm 106:35 describes Israel mixing with nations as a result of these covenants, fulfilling the warning of becoming ensnared.