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;
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Gill's Exposition
Now these are the nations which the Lord left to prove Israel by them,.... Which are later mentioned, Jdg 3:3,
even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan; those that Joshua, and…
Barnes' Notes
Even as many of Israel ... - These words show that the writer has especially in view the generation which came to man’s estate immediately after the close of the wars with the Canaanites Jos 23:1.…
We are here told what remained of the old inhabitants of Canaan. 1. There were some of them that kept together in united bodies, unbroken (Jdg 3:3): The five lords of the Philistines, namely, Ashdod,…
Jdg 3:1-3 explain why Jehovah left these nations(Jdg 2:23); it was merely to teach succeeding generations of Israelites the practice of war(Jdg 3:2 in the main). The idea is obviously an ancient one,…
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