In time, the insidious influence of the Canaanites was felt, and it could be said: “They [the Israelites] continued rejecting [Jehovah’s] regulations and his covenant that he had concluded with their forefathers and his reminders with which he had warned them, and they went following vain idols and became vain themselves, even in imitation of the nations that were all around them, concerning whom Jehovah had commanded them not to do like them. ”
Aja jooksul hakkas tunda andma kaananlaste salakaval mõju, nii et võis öelda: „Nad [iisraellased] põlgasid [Jehoova] seadlusi ja tema lepingut, mille ta oli teinud nende vanematega, ja tema hoiatusi, millega ta neid oli hoiatanud, ja käisid tühjuse järel ning said ise tühiseks, ja rahvaste järel, kes olid neil ümberkaudu, kuigi Jehoova neid oli keelanud, et nad ei teeks nõnda nagu need ”.