Judges 3:1

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

These are the nations the Lord left in order to test all those in Israel who had experienced none of the wars in Canaan.

Cross References

Proverbs 17:3

A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold, and the Lord is the tester of hearts.

Deuteronomy 7:22

The Lord your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be able to destroy them all at once; otherwise, the wild animals will become too numerous for you.

Jeremiah 6:27

I have appointed you to be an assayer among my people – a refiner   – so that you may know and assay their way of life.

Job 23:10

Yet he knows the way I have taken; when he has tested me,  I will emerge as pure gold.

Judges 2:10

That whole generation was also gathered to their ancestors. After them another generation rose up who did not know the Lord   or the works he had done for Israel.

Deuteronomy 8:16

He fed you in the wilderness with manna,  which your ancestors had not known, in order to humble and test you, so that in the end he might cause you to prosper.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Remember that the Lord your God led you on the entire journey these forty years in the wilderness, so that he might humble you and test you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.

Revelation 2:23

I will strike her children dead.   , Then all the churches will know that I am the one who examines minds and hearts,   and I will give to each of you according to your works.

1 Peter 4:12

Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal comes among you to test you, as if something unusual were happening to you.

1 Peter 1:7

so that the proven character of your faith   #– #more valuable than gold which, though perishable, is refined by fire   #– #may result  in praise, glory, and honour  at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

John 2:24

Jesus, however, would not entrust himself to them, since he knew them all

Zechariah 13:9

I will put this third through the fire; I will refine them as silver is refined and test them as gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, “They are my people,” and they will say, “The Lord is our God.” ’

2 Chronicles 32:31

When the ambassadors of Babylon’s rulers  were sent  to him to enquire about the miraculous sign  that happened in the land, God left him to test him and discover what was in his heart.

Exodus 15:25

So he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When he threw it into the water, the water became drinkable. The Lord made a statute and ordinance for them at Marah, and he tested them there.

Judges 1:1

After the death of Joshua,  the Israelites enquired of the Lord,  ‘Who will be the first to fight for us against the Canaanites? ’

Judges 2:23

The Lord left these nations and did not drive them out immediately. He did not hand them over to Joshua.

Judges 3:2

This was to teach the future generations of the Israelites how to fight in battle, especially those who had not fought before.

1 Kings 9:21

their descendants who remained in the land after them, those whom the Israelites were unable to destroy completely   #– #Solomon imposed forced labour on them; it is still this way today.