Judges 2:20-23

English Standard Version

^20 (A)So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he said, “Because this people ^(B)have transgressed my covenant that I commanded their fathers and have not obeyed my voice, ^21 (C)I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died, ²² in order ^(D)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.