So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would.
So their children went in and took possession of the land, and you defeated the people living there—the Canaanites—and handed them over to Israel, along with their kings and all their people, so that Israel could deal with them however they chose.
The writer is recalling how God fulfilled His promise by helping Israel's descendants conquer the Promised Land and defeat all their enemies.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of a long prayer during Nehemiah's time when the Israelites had returned from exile in Babylon. They were recounting their history and remembering how God had kept His promise to Abraham by giving the Promised Land to their ancestors through Joshua's conquest around 1400 BC. The Canaanites were various tribes living in the land before Israel arrived.
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