Judges 3:1

These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan,

2 if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known it formerly:

3 the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan,
KJV
Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
WEB
Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to test Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
ASV
Now these are the nations which Jehovah left, to prove Israel by them, even as many [of Israel] as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
DARBY
And these are the nations that Jehovah left, to prove Israel by them, all that had not known all the wars of Canaan;
BLB
And these [are] the nations that YHWH left, that He might test by them Israel, all who had not known any of the wars of Canaan,
ÅB
Dette er de folk som Herren lot bli for ved dem å prøve Israel, alle de israelitter som ikke selv hadde vært med i noen av Kana'anskrigene,
OTB
Dette er de folkeslagene som Herren lot bli igjen for å sette på prøve alle israelittene som ikke hadde opplevd noen av krigene i Kanaan.
B1930
Dette er de folk som Herren lot bli for ved dem å prøve Israel, alle de israelitter som ikke selv hadde vært med i nogen av Kana'anskrigene,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Judges 2:21–22

    I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.

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  • Proverbs 17:3

    A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.

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  • Deuteronomy 7:22

    The LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals would multiply around you.

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  • 1 Peter 4:12

    Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.

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  • Deuteronomy 8:16

    He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.

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  • Job 23:10

    Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.

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  • Deuteronomy 8:2

    Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.

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  • Jeremiah 6:27

    “I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways.

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