Bible Verses About Political Alliances

You are not to make a covenant with them or with their gods.

They are not to live in your land; otherwise they will make you sin against me by ensnaring you to serve their gods."

Be careful not to make a covenant with the people living in the land where you are going, so that they won't become a snare within your own borders.

Rather, you are to demolish their altars, smash their standing-stones and cut down their sacred poles;

because you are not to bow down to any other god; since ADONAI -whose very name is Jealous -is a jealous God.

Do not make a covenant with the people living in the land. It will cause you to go astray after their gods and sacrifice to their gods. Then they will invite you to join them in eating their sacrifices,

When he does this, when ADONAI your God hands them over ahead of you, and you defeat them, you are to destroy them completely! Do not make any covenant with them. Show them no mercy.

you, for your part, are not to make any covenant with the inhabitants of this land but must tear down their altars.' However, you have paid no attention to what I said. What is this you have done?

Yehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Y'hoshafat, "Should you help the wicked and befriend those who hate ADONAI? Because of this, ADONAI's anger is upon you.

Then Eli'ezer the son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Y'hoshafat: "Because you joined yourself with Achazyah, ADONAI is wrecking your project."And the ships were wrecked, so that they couldn't go to Tarshish.

For this is what ADONAI said to me, speaking with a strong hand, warning me not to live the way this people does:

"Don't regard as alliance what this people calls alliance, and don't fear what they fear or be awestruck by it;

They go down to Egypt but don't consult me, seeking refuge in Pharaoh's protection, seeking shelter in Egypt's shadow.

Woe to those going down to Egypt expecting help - relying on horses; trusting in chariots, because they have many, and in the strength of their cavalrymen - but not looking to the Holy One of Isra'el, not consulting ADONAI.

Efrayim is joined to idols; let him alone!

Efrayim is chasing the wind, pursuing the wind from the east. All day he piles up lies and desolation they make a covenant with Ashur, while sending olive oil to Egypt.