Joshua 17:12

Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

Cross-reference

Joshua 15:63 records Judah's similar failure to drive out Jebusites from Jerusalem, mirroring Manasseh's inability here.

Joshua 16:10 reports Ephraim's failure to drive out Canaanites from Gezer, reinforcing the pattern of incomplete conquest.

Joshua 5:1 Contrast

Joshua 5:1 records Canaanite terror at Israel's crossing, highlighting the contrast with Manasseh's later inability to drive them out.

Exodus 23:29-33 commands driving out Canaanites gradually yet warns against letting them stay, contrasting with Manasseh's failure here.

Numbers 33:52-56 commands complete dispossession and warns of consequences, directly opposed to Manasseh's failure to drive them out.

Judges 1:27 Parallel

Judges 1:27 repeats verbatim Manasseh's failure to drive out the Canaanites from the same cities, confirming the ongoing situation.

Judges 1:28 Historical context

Judges 1:28 adds that Israel later put the Canaanites to forced labor instead of driving them out, a partial resolution to this failure.

1 Kings 9:21 Historical context

1 Kings 9:21 shows the long-term outcome: Solomon later conscripted those same Canaanites as forced labor, fulfilling the pattern started here.

Psalm 106:34 directly references this failure to drive out the nations, framing it as disobedience to God's command.