Judges 2:23
“Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.”
Judges 2:23 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- The Lord therefore left all these nations, and would not quickly destroy them, neither did he deliver them into the hands of Josue.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- So Jehovah left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
- DARBYDarby
- So the LORD left those nations, not driving them out at once, and he did not give them into the power of Joshua.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Jehovah leaveth these nations, so as not to dispossess them hastily, and did not give them into the hand of Joshua.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- So the Lord left those nations in place without driving them out quickly, nor did he hand them over to Joshua. ###
Context: Judges 2
21I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:
22That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
23Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
About Judges 2: Israel's Unfaithfulness
The Israelites continue to worship other gods, and as a result, God raises up judges to deliver them from their oppressors.
Commentary
Judges chapter 2 is a continuation of the story of the Israelites’ conquest of the Promised Land. In this chapter, the Angel of the Lord appears to the Israelites and tells them that they have failed to keep their covenant with God. He explains that they have not driven out the inhabitants of the land as they were commanded to do, and that as a result, the people of the land will be a snare and a temptation to them. The Angel of the Lord then warns the Israelites that if they do not obey God’s commands, they will be punished.