Judges 3:1
And these [are] the nations which Jehovah left, to try Israel by them, all who have not known all the wars of Canaan;
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Deuteronomy 7:22'And Jehovah thy God hath cast out these nations from thy presence little [by] little, (thou art not able to consume them hastily, lest the beast of the field multiply against thee),
Deuteronomy 8:16who is causing thee to eat manna in the wilderness, which thy fathers have not known, in order to humble thee, and in order to try thee, to do thee good in thy latter end),
Judges 2:21I also continue not to dispossess any from before them of the nations which Joshua hath left when he dieth,
2 Chronicles 32:31and so with the ambassadors of the heads of Babylon, those sending unto him to inquire of the wonder that hath been in the land, God hath left him to try him, to know all in his heart,
Proverbs 17:3A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts [is] Jehovah.
Jeremiah 17:9Crooked [is] the heart above all things, And it [is] incurable — who doth know it?
Matthew Henry on Judges 3:1
In this chapter, I. A general account of Israel's enemies is premised, and of the mischief they did them, ver. 1-7 . II. A particular account of the brave exploits done by the first three of the judges. 1. Othniel, whom God raised up to fight Israel's battles, and plead their cause against the king of Mesopotamia, ver. 8-11 . 2. Ehud, who was employed in rescuing Israel out of the hands of the Moabites, and did it by stabbing the king of Moab, ver. 12-30 . 3. Shamgar, who signalized himself in an encounter with… Read the whole commentary →