KJV ORIGINAL
Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So the LORD allowed those nations to remain in the land, not driving them out quickly, and he didn't give them over to Joshua to defeat.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God chose to let enemy nations stay in the land rather than having Joshua completely conquer them all at once.
📚 Historical Context
This verse explains why Joshua didn't completely drive out all the Canaanite nations during his conquest of the Promised Land. After Joshua's death, the Israelites had begun to compromise their faith and worship other gods, so God used these remaining nations as both a test and consequence for His people's disobedience.
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