Judges 2:23

Tree of Life Version

So Adonai left those nations, without driving them out quickly. Thus so He had not given them into the hand of Joshua.

Cross References

Judges 2:22

in order to test Israel by them, whether or not they will keep the way of Adonai to walk in it as their fathers did.”

Judges 3:1

Now these are the nations that Adonai left, to test all Israel who had not experienced any of the wars of Canaan.