Psalms 106:34

32 At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.

33 For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.

They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,

35 but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.

36 They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,
KJV
They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:
WEB
They didn’t destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them,
ASV
They did not destroy the peoples, As Jehovah commanded them,
DARBY
They did not destroy the peoples, as Jehovah commanded them;
BLB
They did not destroy the peoples whom YHWH had given to them the order.
ÅB
De ødela ikke de folk som Herren hadde talt til dem om,
OTB
De utryddet ikke folkene,
slik Herren hadde befalt dem,
B1930
De ødela ikke de folk som Herren hadde talt til dem om,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 7:2

    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.

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  • Deuteronomy 7:16

    You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. Do not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.

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  • Judges 1:21

    The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.

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  • Joshua 23:12–13

    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,

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  • Numbers 33:55–56

    But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle.

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  • Matthew 17:19–20

    Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

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  • 1 Samuel 15:22–23

    But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.

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  • Deuteronomy 7:23–24

    But the LORD your God will give them over to you and throw them into great confusion, until they are destroyed.

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