that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
Judges 2:23 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 So the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So the Lord left those nations, without driving them out at once, nor had He delivered them into Joshua's power. American Standard Version (1901) So Jehovah left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. Common English Bible the LORD left these nations instead of driving them out immediately or handing them over to Joshua. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, the Lord left all these nations, and he was not willing to quickly overthrow them, nor did he deliver them into the hands of Joshua. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord therefore left all these nations, and would not quickly destroy them neither did he deliver them into the hands of Josue. |
that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;