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