Judges 3:3
Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal–hermon unto the entering in of Hamath.
Cross-references
Judges 14:4 shows God using Samson to confront the Philistines from 3:3.
Judges 10:12 mentions Sidonians oppressing Israel, directly from the list of nations left in Judges 3:3.
Judges 10:7 shows the Philistines from 3:3 oppressing Israel as God's judgment.
Judges 4:24 continues the victory over Jabin, showing the full defeat of the Canaanites from Judges 3:3.
Judges 4:23 records God subduing Jabin king of Canaan, the very Canaanites left to test Israel in Judges 3:3.
Judges 4:2 names Jabin king of Canaan, one of the nations left in Judges 3:3, now oppressing Israel.
Judges 16:5 also mentions the five lords of the Philistines, showing their ongoing role as oppressors.
Judges 2:21 explains why God left these nations — they remain to test Israel, as listed here.
Judges 1:18 records Judah capturing Philistine cities, yet here the Philistine lords remain — a direct historical contradiction showing incomplete conquest.
Judges 18:7 compares Laish's security to the Sidonians, a nation listed in Judges 3:3 as left to test Israel.
1 Samuel 6:18 refers to the five Philistine rulers from Judges 3:3 in the ark's return.
1 Samuel 4:2 describes Israel's defeat by the Philistines from Judges 3:3.
1 Samuel 4:1 records Israel's battle with the Philistines from Judges 3:3.
1 Samuel 13:5 shows the Philistines from Judges 3:3 assembling against Israel.
Joshua 13:5 lists Sidon and Lebo-hamath as land still to be taken; Judges confirms these same areas remained unconquered.
Joshua 13:3 lists the same five Philistine lords as Judges 3:3, establishing the territory.
1 Samuel 29:2 uses the same phrase 'lords of the Philistines' from Judges 3:3, linking the earlier list to David's time.
Deuteronomy 3:9 records the Sidonian name for Mount Hermon as Sirion; here it's called Baal-hermon — same mountain.
Numbers 34:8 identifies Lebo-hamath as the northern boundary; same location appears here among the nations left.
Genesis 10:15-19 lists the descendants of Canaan, the same nations (Sidonians, Hivites, etc.) left in Judges 3:3.
1 Samuel 6:4 explicitly ties the five golden tumors to the five lords of the Philistines, echoing this list.
1 Samuel 6:16 records the five lords of the Philistines witnessing the ark's return, continuing this same group.
1 Samuel 13:19-23 shows the Philistines from Judges 3:3 disarming Israel, illustrating their continued oppression.
In Joshua 11:8-13, the northern coalition including Sidon is defeated, yet Judges shows these peoples still present — a historical contrast of conquest vs. remnant.
Zephaniah 2:5 pronounces judgment on the Philistine coast, echoing the nations left in Judges 3:3.
Joshua 11:22 notes Anakim survived in Philistine cities; these cities later became the Philistine lords listed here.
Joshua 11:3 lists the Hivites at the foot of Hermon, corresponding to the Hivites in Mount Lebanon mentioned here.
Joshua 19:28 defines Sidon as part of Asher's border, giving geographic context to the Sidonians mentioned here.
Genesis 49:13 prophesies Zebulun's border reaching Sidon, linking to the Sidonians mentioned in Judges 3:3.