Deuteronomy 20:11

Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua struck him and his people, until he had left him no one remaining.

Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” Joshua said to them, “Who are you? Where do you come from?”

Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, taken Gezer, burned it with fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it for a wedding gift to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.

He who was over the household, and he who was over the city, the elders also, and those who raised the children, sent to Jehu, saying, “We are your servants, and will do all that you ask us. We will not make any man king. You do that which is good in your eyes.”

but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries;

I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the animals of the field multiply against you.

But to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, you shall seek his habitation, and you shall come there.

Our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, ‘Take supplies in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them. Tell them, “We are your servants. Now make a covenant with us.” ’

The princes said to them, “Let them live.” So they became wood cutters and drawers of water for all the congregation, as the princes had spoken to them.

When the children of Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and didn’t utterly drive them out.

David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites; for those were the inhabitants of the land, who were of old, on the way to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.

This is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build Yahweh’s house, his own house, Millo, Jerusalem’s wall, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

of their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel didn’t consume, of them Solomon conscripted forced labor to this day.

In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.

“This Moses, whom they refused, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—God has sent him as both a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

Isn’t the whole land before you? Please separate yourself from me. If you go to the left hand, then I will go to the right. Or if you go to the right hand, then I will go to the left.”

His brothers asked him, “Will you indeed reign over us? Will you indeed have dominion over us?” They hated him all the more for his dreams and for his words.

He said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you plan to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was afraid, and said, “Surely this thing is known.”

Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, but you must also make yourself a prince over us?

He said, “You shall not pass through.” Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand.

Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Jahaz.

Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you will never fail to be slaves, both wood cutters and drawers of water for the house of my God.”

Now, behold, we are in your hand. Do to us as it seems good and right to you to do.”

That day Joshua made them wood cutters and drawers of water for the congregation and for Yahweh’s altar to this day, in the place which he should choose.

As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah couldn’t drive them out; but the Jebusites live with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.

They didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwell in the territory of Ephraim to this day, and have become servants to do forced labor.

When Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and didn’t utterly drive them out.

Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the children of Ammon;

Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me as the king over them.

The men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until it is evening, and I am avenged of my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.

There happened to be there a wicked fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite; and he blew the trumpet, and said, “We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, Israel!”

I am among those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up Yahweh’s inheritance?”

You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.

But the man who touches them must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear. They will be utterly burned with fire in their place.”

their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel were not able utterly to destroy, of them Solomon raised a levy of bondservants to this day.

When all Israel saw that the king didn’t listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What portion have we in David? We don’t have an inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, Israel! Now see to your own house, David.” So Israel departed to their tents.

David did as God commanded him; and they attacked the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

“Now you intend to withstand the kingdom of Yahweh in the hand of the sons of David. You are a great multitude, and the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods are with you.

There were also some who said, “We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute using our fields and our vineyards as collateral.

“Let’s break their bonds apart, and cast their cords from us.”

He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.

Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

For they don’t speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

He raises his hands against his friends. He has violated his covenant.

Rebuke the wild animal of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples. Being humbled, may it bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations that delight in war.

Deliver me out of the mire, and don’t let me sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters.

I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him.

Yahweh reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He sits enthroned among the cherubim. Let the earth be moved.

They didn’t destroy the peoples, as Yahweh commanded them,

I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.

those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.

Yahweh, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, says to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers: “Kings shall see and rise up, princes, and they shall worship, because of Yahweh who is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

I will go to the great men and will speak to them, for they know the way of Yahweh, and the law of their God.” But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

“As for the word that you have spoken to us in Yahweh’s name, we will not listen to you.

But the house of Israel will not listen to you, for they will not listen to me; for all the house of Israel are obstinate and hard-hearted.

You who hate the good, and love the evil; who tear off their skin, and their flesh from off their bones;

I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to reign over us.’

But bring those enemies of mine who didn’t want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.’ ”

He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.

If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.

If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,