Alliances

“You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.”

“They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.””

“Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst.”

“and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.”

“and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done?”

“Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.”

“Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.”

“For this is what the LORD has spoken to me with a strong hand, instructing me not to walk in the way of this people:”