Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, Cross References Genesis 24:3 and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling, Exodus 34:15 Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices. Exodus 34:16 And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same. Joshua 23:12 For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, Judges 3:6 And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods. Judges 14:3 But his father and mother replied, "Can't you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?" But Samson told his father, "Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes." 1 Kings 11:2 These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, "You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods." Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. Ezra 9:2 Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!" Ezra 9:12 Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.' Ezra 10:3 So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law. Nehemiah 10:30 We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons. Treasury of Scripture Neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give to his son, nor his daughter shall you take to your son. Genesis 6:2,3 Exodus 34:15,16 Joshua 23:12,13 |