Judges 2:21-23

Contemporary English Version

²¹ so I'll stop helping them defeat their enemies. Israel still had a lot of enemies when Joshua died, ²² and I'm going to let those enemies stay. I'll use them to test Israel, because then I can find out if Israel will worship and obey me as their ancestors did.

²³ That's why the Lord had not let Joshua get rid of those enemy nations all at once.