Judges 2:22-23
Judges 2:20-23 The Message (MSG)
And GOD’s anger blazed against Israel. He said, “Because these people have thrown out my covenant that I commanded their parents and haven’t listened to me, I’m not driving out one more person from the nations that Joshua left behind when he died. I’ll use them to test Israel and see whether they stay on GOD’s road and walk down it as their parents did.” That’s why GOD let those nations remain. He didn’t drive them out or let Joshua get rid of them.
Judges 2:22-23 King James Version (KJV)
that 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. Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
Judges 2:22-23 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
in order to test Israel by them, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk in it as their fathers did, or not.” So the LORD allowed those nations to remain, not driving them out quickly; and He did not give them into the hand of Joshua.
Judges 2:22-23 New Century Version (NCV)
I will use them to test Israel, to see if Israel will keep the LORD’s commands as their ancestors did.” In the past the LORD had permitted those nations to stay in the land. He did not quickly force them out or help Joshua’s army defeat them.
Judges 2:22-23 American Standard Version (ASV)
that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of Jehovah to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not. So Jehovah left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
Judges 2:22-23 New International Version (NIV)
I will use them to test Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the LORD and walk in it as their ancestors did.” 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 2:22-23 New King James Version (NKJV)
so that through them I may test Israel, whether they will keep the ways of the LORD, to walk in them as their fathers kept them, or not.” Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out immediately; nor did He deliver them into the hand of Joshua.
Judges 2:22-23 Amplified Bible (AMP)
in order to test [the loyalty of] Israel by them, whether Israel will keep the way of the LORD to walk in it, as their fathers did, or not.” So the LORD allowed those nations to remain, not driving them out at once; and He did not give them into the hand of Joshua.
Judges 2:22-23 New Living Translation (NLT)
I did this to test Israel—to see whether or not they would follow the ways of the LORD as their ancestors did.” That is why the LORD left those nations in place. He did not quickly drive them out or allow Joshua to conquer them all.
Judges 2:22-23 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Over and over YAHWEH tested Israel to see if they would faithfully walk in his ways, as their ancestors had done. So YAHWEH intentionally left pagan nations in the land instead of driving them all out at once, and he did not give Joshua the victory over them, nor did he drive them out after Joshua’s death.
Judges 2:22-23 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
in order to test Israel by them, whether they will take care to walk in the way of the LORD as their fathers did, or not.” So the LORD left those nations, not driving them out quickly, and he did not give them into the hand of Joshua.