^{20 Ref} And the wrath of the Lord was burning against Israel, and he said, Because this nation has not been true to my agreement which I made with their fathers, and has not given ear to my voice;

^{21 Ref} From now on I will not go on driving out from before them any of the nations which at the death of Joshua were still living in this land;

^{22 Ref} In order to put Israel to the test, and see if they will keep the way of the Lord, walking in it as their fathers did, or not.

²³ So the Lord let those nations go on living in the land, not driving them out quickly, and did not give them up into the hands of Joshua.