Judges 2:21-23

New American Standard Bible

^21 (A)I in turn will no longer drive out from them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died, ²² in order to ^(B)test Israel by them, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk in it as their fathers ^[a]did, or not.” ²³ So the Lord allowed those nations to remain, not driving them out quickly; and He did not hand them over to Joshua.