Indeed, God’s chosen people were warned: “Watch yourself that you do not conclude a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you are going, for fear it may prove itself a snare in your midst. ”
इसके बावजूद, इस्राएलियों ने परमेश्‍वर की आज्ञा नहीं मानी और वे फँदे में फँस गए ।