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2:23 left those nations. See Deut. 7:22–23; Josh. 13:1–7. This explains why there were still Canaanites during a period when Israel had been faithful (vv. 6–9). Vv. 20–22 and 3:1–4 provide a new reason for God’s leaving the Canaanites, to test the hearts of the people.