Joshua 23:12

Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:

Cross-references

Joshua 23:5 Contrast

Joshua 23:5 promises victory if obedient — contrasting with the warning here that disobedience leads to disaster.

Joshua 23:7 Parallel

Joshua 23:7 commands not to mix with these nations — the positive counterpart to the warning against intermarriage here.

Joshua 13:13 Historical context

Joshua 13:13 records that Israelites already failed to drive out Geshurites and Maacathites, exemplifying the disobedience Joshua warns about.

Joshua 24:20 warns that forsaking God leads to harm — the eventual outcome of intermarriage warned against here.

In Exodus 34:12-16, God originally commanded Israel not to make covenants or intermarry with the land's inhabitants, which Joshua now echoes as a warning.

2 Peter 2:18-22 depicts false teachers enticing believers back to the world, a New Testament example of the intermarriage enticement Joshua forbids.

Hebrews 10:39 contrasts shrinking back with faith, reinforcing Joshua's warning that turning away leads to destruction.

Hebrews 10:38 warns against shrinking back in faith, directly echoing the apostasy threat of clinging to pagan nations in Joshua.

In 2 Corinthians 6:14-17, Paul applies the same separation principle to believers, echoing Joshua's command.

Zephaniah 1:6 identifies those who 'turned back from following the LORD'—a direct echo of Joshua's turn away.

Ezekiel 18:24 warns a righteous person turning away from righteousness—same apostasy theme as Joshua's warning.

Isaiah 1:4 Parallel

Isaiah 1:4 condemns those who have forsaken the Lord, matching the turn-away scenario in Joshua.

Psalm 125:5 Parallel

Psalm 125:5 directly speaks of those who 'turn aside'—a precise verbal parallel to Joshua's warning against turning away.

In Nehemiah 13:23-26, intermarriage had occurred, even Solomon's fall is cited, illustrating Joshua's warning.

Ezra 9:12 Parallel

In Ezra 9:12, the same command against intermarriage is repeated, echoing Joshua's warning.

Ezra 9:2 Parallel

In Ezra 9:2, they had intermarried, directly matching Joshua's warning that intermarriage would lead to compromise.

Ezra 9:1 Historical context

In Ezra 9:1, the people had not separated from pagan nations, showing they ignored Joshua's warning to avoid alliances.

1 Kings 11:4 Historical context

In 1 Kings 11:4, Solomon's foreign wives turned his heart away from God, fulfilling the very danger Joshua warned against.

1 Kings 11:2 quotes the same prohibition and records Solomon's violation, directly showing the outcome Joshua warned about.

In Deuteronomy 7:3, the specific prohibition against intermarriage is given; Joshua 23:12 warns of the same sin.

Ezra 10:3 Historical context

Ezra 10:3 describes post-exilic repentance by putting away foreign wives — a later response to the same prohibition.

Psalm 106:34 Historical context

Psalm 106:34 recounts Israel's failure to destroy the peoples, leading to intermarriage and idolatry — mirroring Joshua's warning.

1 Kings 16:31 Historical context

1 Kings 16:31 shows Ahab marrying Jezebel, a direct example of intermarriage with a foreign nation leading to Baal worship.

Malachi 2:12 pronounces a curse on anyone who marries a foreign woman, reinforcing the penalty for the intermarriage Joshua warns against.

Numbers 33:55 warns the same: failure to drive out inhabitants will leave them as 'barbs in your eyes' — the very consequence Joshua warns against.

Malachi 2:10 asks why believers are faithless by marrying foreign women, echoing the covenant concern in Joshua's warning.

John 6:66 Parallel

John 6:66 describes disciples turning back from Jesus, mirroring the same "go back" warning against apostasy in Joshua.

Romans 12:9 Contrast

Romans 12:9 urges holding fast to what is good, while Joshua warns against clinging to pagan nations—a positive mirror of the same "cling" action.

Genesis 2:24 commands holding fast to one's wife, while Joshua forbids the same "cling" action toward pagan nations—contrasting godly union with forbidden alliance.