NET Bible
"This is why the LORD permitted these nations to remain and did not conquer them immediately; he did not hand them over to Joshua."
— Judges 2:23, NET Bible
“Therefore the Lord left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. ”
“So Jehovah left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. ”
“So Yahweh left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.”
“The Lord therefore left all these nations, and would not quickly destroy them, neither did he deliver them into the hands of Josue. ”
“So the Lord let those nations go on living in the land, not driving them out quickly, and did not give them up into the hands of Joshua.”
“Therefore the Lord left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. ”
A Divine Decision The LORD was furious with Israel. He said,“This nation has violated the terms of the covenant I made with their ancestors by disobeying me.
So I will no longer remove before them any of the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died,
in order to test Israel. I want to see whether or not the people will carefully walk in the path marked out by the LORD, as their ancestors were careful to do.”
This is why the LORD permitted these nations to remain and did not conquer them immediately; he did not hand them over to Joshua.