Joshua 13:13
Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
Cross-references
Joshua 13:11 lists Geshurites and Maachathites as part of the region; verse 13 notes they were not expelled despite being included.
Joshua 13:2 lists Geshurites as land remaining; this verse confirms they were not driven out, directly connecting to that earlier statement.
Joshua 23:13 declares that these remaining nations will become snares and thorns, exactly the outcome of the failure in this verse.
Joshua 23:12 warns against intermarrying with the remaining nations, a direct consequence of not driving them out as shown here.
Numbers 33:55 warns that unexpelled inhabitants will be pricks and thorns; this verse shows that warning being realized.
Judges 2:1-3 rebukes Israel for not driving out nations, citing the same failure with Geshurites and Maachathites as an example.
2 Samuel 13:37 shows Absalom fleeing to Geshur, revealing the long-term consequence of failing to drive out the Geshurites—they become a refuge for David's son.
2 Samuel 13:38 adds that Absalom stayed in Geshur three years, detailing the duration of his refuge, directly linked to the Geshurite presence.
1 Samuel 27:8 records David raiding the Geshurites, showing they persisted as a distinct people, a direct outcome of the failure to dispossess them.
1 Chronicles 3:2 mentions David's wife Maakah, daughter of Geshur's king, leading to Absalom—showing intermarriage due to Geshurites' continued presence.
Deuteronomy 3:14 mentions the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, showing they were already noted as unconquered, consistent with this verse.
2 Samuel 3:3 mentions Talmai king of Geshur, showing the Geshurites remained and later had a royal family.
1 Chronicles 2:23 describes Geshur capturing towns, illustrating the threat they posed later because they were not driven out.