Verse Comparison: Judges 2:23
American Standard Version
So Jehovah left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
Amplified® Bible
So the Lord left those nations, without driving them out at once, nor had He delivered them into Joshua's power.
Contemporary English Version
That's why the LORD had not let Joshua get rid of all those enemy nations right away.
Darby English Version
So the LORD left those nations, not driving them out at once, and he did not give them into the power of Joshua.
Good News Bible
So the LORD allowed these nations to remain in the land; he did not give Joshua victory over them, nor did he drive them out soon after Joshua's death.
King James Version
Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.
New American Standard Bible
So the LORD allowed those nations to remain, not driving them out quickly; and He did not give them into the hand of Joshua.
New International Version
The LORD had allowed those nations to remain; he did not drive them out at once by giving them into the hands of Joshua.
New King James Version
Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out immediately; nor did He deliver them into the hand of Joshua.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So the LORD allowed those nations to remain, not driving them out quickly; and He did not give them into the hand of Joshua.
Revised Standard Version
So the LORD left those nations, not driving them out at once, and he did not give them into the power
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah leaveth these nations, so as not to dispossess them hastily, and did not give them into the hand of Joshua.
