Judges 3:1
Judges · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;”Judges 3:1
What Does Judges 3:1 Mean?
Judges 3:1 is found in the book of Judges, chapter 3, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Judges 3:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Exodus 15:25“And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,”Exodus 23:29“I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.”Judges 2:21“I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:”Deuteronomy 7:22“And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.”Proverbs 17:3“The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.”2 Chronicles 12:8“Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”Deuteronomy 6:19“To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken.”Deuteronomy 8:16“Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;”Joshua 13:2“This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,”Judges 1:1“Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?”Judges 3:4“And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.”1 Peter 4:12“Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:”Genesis 19:37“And the first born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.”Deuteronomy 8:2“And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.”Judges 2:10“And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.”Judges 2:22“That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.”Job 23:10“But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.”Jeremiah 6:27“I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.”John 2:24“But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,”1 Samuel 28:1“And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men.”
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