Judges 2:20-23

New Century Version

²⁰ So the Lord became angry with the Israelites. He said, “These people have broken the agreement I made with their ancestors. They have not listened to me. ²¹ I will no longer defeat the nations who were left when Joshua died. ²² I will use them to test Israel, to see if Israel will keep the Lord’s commands as their ancestors did.” ²³ In the past the Lord had permitted those nations to stay in the land. He did not quickly force them out or help Joshua’s army defeat them.