Judges 2:23

King James 2000

Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.

Cross References

Judges 2:22

That through them I may test Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.

Judges 3:1

Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to test Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;