Judges 2:20-22

Contemporary English Version

The Lord Lets Enemies Test Israel

²⁰ The Lord was angry with Israel and said:

The Israelites have broken the agreement I made with their ancestors. They won't obey me, ²¹ so I'll stop helping them defeat their enemies. Israel still had a lot of enemies when Joshua died, ²² and I'm going to let those enemies stay. I'll use them to test Israel, because then I can find out if Israel will worship and obey me as their ancestors did.