Contradiction with Judges 1:29
While Joshua 16:10 notes that the Canaanites were not driven out from Gezer but lived among the Ephraimites and served under tribute, Judges 1:29 confirms this situation, which doesn't directly contradict but rather complements the ongoing status of the Canaanites living in Gezer.
Judges 1:29: Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
Contradiction with Joshua 23:13
This verse warns that if the Israelites do not drive out the remaining nations, those people will become snares and traps. This warns against allowing any of the Canaanite nations to remain, which contradicts the situation described in Joshua 16:10 where the Canaanites were allowed to live among the Israelites.
Joshua 23:13: Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out [any of] these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.
Contradiction with Judges 2:2-3
God rebukes the Israelites for not obeying His command to break down the Canaanites' altars, stating He will no longer drive them out; they will become a snare to Israel. This contradicts Joshua 16:10, where the Canaanites are allowed to coexist under tribute conditions.
Judges 2:2-3: And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:1-2
These verses command the complete destruction of the Canaanites and forbids making any covenant or showing mercy. This directly contradicts Joshua 16:10, where the Canaanites are allowed to live in the land and serve under tribute.
Deuteronomy 7:1-2: When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
Contradiction with Exodus 23:31-33
God commands that the Israelites make no covenant with the Canaanites and to drive them out completely. Joshua 16:10 contradicts this because the Canaanites were allowed to stay under tribute.
Exodus 23:31-33: And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.
Contradiction with Numbers 33:55
Warns that if the Canaanites are not driven out, they will be irritants to the Israelites. Joshua 16:10 shows the failure to drive out the Canaanites, contradicting this warning.
Numbers 33:55: But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them [shall be] pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
Paradox #1
The verse mentions that a certain group of people were not driven out of the land but continued to live among the Israelites. This could be seen as inconsistent with earlier commands in the Bible where the Israelites were instructed to completely remove other peoples from the land. This situation might raise questions about the adherence to those commands.
Paradox #2
Joshua 16:10 talks about the Israelites not driving out the Canaanites. The contradiction or inconsistency here is that elsewhere in the Bible, such as in the book of Joshua, it is mentioned that the Israelites did conquer and drive out the Canaanites from various lands. This presents a conflict because it suggests both that the Canaanites were not driven out and that they were, at different points in the narrative.
Paradox #3
The contradiction or conflict in "Joshua 16:10" might arise from the fact that it mentions the Israelites not driving out the Canaanites from their land. This could be seen as inconsistent with earlier commands where they were told to completely remove the Canaanites. This inconsistency could raise questions about obedience and the completeness of following divine instructions.