Joshua 11:19 confirms that only the Hivites made peace with Israel — highlighting the exception mentioned in verse 7.

Exodus 23:31-33 gives the explicit command not to make covenants with Canaanites — the law the Israelites are trying to follow here.

Exodus 34:12 repeats the prohibition against making covenants with the land's inhabitants, directly supporting Israel's caution.

Deuteronomy 7:2 explicitly forbids making any covenant with the nations, reinforcing the law Israel is mindful of.

Judges 2:2 later rebukes Israel for breaking the very command not to make covenants, showing the ongoing consequence of this encounter.

Deuteronomy 20:16 commands total destruction of these cities, implying no peace treaties — a broader context for the no-covenant rule.

Genesis 10:17 lists the Hivites among Canaan's descendants — providing the ethnic background for the people in verse 7.

Exodus 3:8 lists the Hivites among nations Israel would dispossess — setting the stage for the encounter in verse 7.

Numbers 33:52 commands driving out inhabitants and destroying idols — related to the no-covenant rule but less directly about treaties.