23The LORD had allowed those nations to remain; he did not drive them out at once by giving them into the hands of Joshua.
23The LORD had allowed those nations to remain; he did not drive them out at once by giving them into the hands of Joshua.
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.
2:23Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
2:23The Lord therefore left all these nations, and would not quickly destroy them, neither did he deliver them into the hands of Josue.
2:23So Jehovah left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
2:23So the LORD left those nations, not driving them out at once, and he did not give them into the power of Joshua.
2:23So the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
2:23Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out speedily, neither did he deliver them into the hand of Joshua.
2:23So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
2:23And Jehovah leaveth these nations, so as not to dispossess them hastily, and did not give them into the hand of Joshua.
2:23Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.