Judges 2:21-23

21  a I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died, 22 in order b to test Israel by them, whether they will take care to walk in the way of the  Lord as their fathers did, or not.” 23 So the  Lord left those nations, not driving them out quickly, and he did not give them into the hand of Joshua.

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