Judges 2:23

The English Standar Version

So the LORD left those nations, not driving them out quickly, and he did not give them into the hand of Joshua.

Cross References

Judges 2:22

in order to test Israel by them, whether they will take care to walk in the way of the LORD as their fathers did, or not."

Judges 3:1

Now these are the nations that the LORD left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had not experienced all the wars in Canaan.