Judges 3:2

(only for the sake of the generations of the sons of Israel's knowing, to teach them war, only those who formerly have not known them) —

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;

In Context

1And these [are] the nations which Jehovah left, to try Israel by them, all who have not known all the wars of Canaan;

3five princes of the Philistines, and all the Canaanite, and the Zidonian, and the Hivite inhabiting mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-Hermon unto the entering in of Hamath;

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Cross References

Genesis 2:17and of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou dost not eat of it, for in the day of thine eating of it — dying thou dost die.'

Genesis 3:7and the eyes of them both are opened, and they know that they [are] naked, and they sew fig-leaves, and make to themselves girdles.

Matthew 10:34'Ye may not suppose that I came to put peace on the earth; I did not come to put peace, but a sword;

1 Corinthians 9:26I, therefore, thus run, not as uncertainly, thus I fight, as not beating air;

1 Timothy 6:12be striving the good strife of the faith, be laying hold on the life age-during, to which also thou wast called, and didst profess the right profession before many witnesses.

2 Timothy 4:7the good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept,

Matthew Henry on Judges 3:2-8

The Idolatry of the Israelites. ( b. c. 1406.) 1 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; 2 Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof; 3 Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath. 4 And they were… Read the whole commentary →

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