23The LORD had allowed those nations to remain; he did not drive them out at once by giving them into the hands of Joshua.


In Context

20 Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel and said, "Because this nation has violated the covenant that I laid down for their forefathers and has not listened to me,

21 I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.

22 I will use them to test Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the LORD and walk in it as their forefathers did."

23 The LORD had allowed those nations to remain; he did not drive them out at once by giving them into the hands of Joshua.

Judges 2:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:23Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:23The Lord therefore left all these nations, and would not quickly destroy them, neither did he deliver them into the hands of Josue.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:23So Jehovah left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:23So the LORD left those nations, not driving them out at once, and he did not give them into the power of Joshua.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:23So the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:23Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out speedily, neither did he deliver them into the hand of Joshua.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:23So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:23And Jehovah leaveth these nations, so as not to dispossess them hastily, and did not give them into the hand of Joshua.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:23Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.