They were left to test Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to Yahweh’s commandments, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.
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They were left to test Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to Yahweh’s commandments, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.
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And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
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And they were there, to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which He commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
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- Judges 2:22 that by them I may test Israel, to see if they will keep Yahweh’s way to walk therein, as their fathers kept it, or not.”
- Judges 3:1 Now these are the nations which Yahweh left, to test Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
- Exodus 15:25 Then he cried to Yahweh. Yahweh showed him a tree, and he threw it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there he tested them.
- Deuteronomy 8:2 You shall remember all the way which Yahweh your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, to test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.
- Deuteronomy 33:8 About Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you contended at the waters of Meribah.
- 1 Corinthians 11:19 For there also must be factions among you, that those who are approved may be revealed among you.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn’t receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. Because of this, God sends them a working of error, that they should believe a lie; that they all might be judged who didn’t believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 3:4 And they were to prove Israel by…
Jdg 3:4 And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
Ver. 4. And they were to prove.] See Jdg 3:1.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain To know, i.e. that they and others might know…
To know, i.e. that they and others might know by experience.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they were to prove Israel by them,.... They…
And they were to prove Israel by them,.... They were left in the land, as to inure them to war, and try their courage, so to prove their faithfulness to God:
to know whether they would hearken to the commandments, of the Lord,
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which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses; even all the commandments of the Lord delivered to them by Moses, moral, civil, and ceremonial, and particularly those that concerned the destruction of the Canaanites, their altars, and their idols, Deu 7:1.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain To know - That is, that they and others…
To know - That is, that they and others might know by experience.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 4. To know whether they would hearken] This…
Verse 4. To know whether they would hearken] This would be the consequence of the Canaanites being left among them: if they should be faithful to God, their enemies would not be able to enslave them; should they be rebellious, the Lord would abandon them to their foes.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Jdg 3:4. To prove Israel — That their piety…
Jdg 3:4. To prove Israel — That their piety and faithfulness to the one living and true God might appear, if they did not imitate these nations, and relapse into idolatry, and their baseness and degeneracy if they did. To know whether they would hearken — That is, that they themselves and others might know by experience.
Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Not. Various reasons are assigned, on the part of…
Not. Various reasons are assigned, on the part of God, for not exterminating these nations at once. But their being spared so long, must be imputed to the disobedience of the Israelites, otherwise they would surely never have been tolerated with their idol-worship in the land of promise, to contaminate, by their wicked example, the manners of God’s people. If they would have redeemed their lives, they must at least have given up the land and their idols. As the Israelites proved so little zealous in destroying the latter, they were justly punished by God, in being deprived of what would have contributed to make them richer and more comfortable in this world. (Haydock)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 4. To prove Israel — This is the topic…
4. To prove Israel — This is the topic and key-note of the following history, and is accordingly emphasized by a fuller repetition from Jdg_3:1-2.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 4. to prove Israel] leads back to the thought…
4. to prove Israel] leads back to the thought of Jdg_2:22 and Jdg_3:1, and prepares the way for Jdg_3:5. The verse seems to be a later editorial adaptation.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (4) To prove Israel.—See Jdg_2:22.
(4) To prove Israel.—See Jdg_2:22.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 These nations were left
These nations were left
This can be stated in active form. AT: "Yahweh left these nations in Canaan" or "Yahweh allowed these nations to continue to live in Canaan" (See: Active or Passive)
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as a means
"as a way"
whether they would ... gave their ancestors
The words "they" and "their" refer to the people of Israel.
the commands he gave
"the commands Yahweh gave"
translationWords
command
Moses
Canaan
Hittite
Amorite
Perizzite
Hivite
Jebus
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