Judges 2:23 (GNV)

Passage

So the Lord left those nations, and droue them not out immediatly, neither deliuered them into the hand of Ioshua.

Nearby Context

Judges 2:21 Therefore will I no more cast out before them any of the nations, which Ioshua left when he dyed,

Judges 2:22 That through them I may proue Israel, whether they wil keepe the way of the Lord, to walke therein, as their fathers kept it, or not.

Judges 2:23 So the Lord left those nations, and droue them not out immediatly, neither deliuered them into the hand of Ioshua.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "left", "nations", "droue", "immediatly", "neither", "deliuered", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "left", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "That through them I may proue Israel...", giving immediate footing for "lord" and "left". In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lord" and "left" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.