Exodus 23:29-31

International Children’s Bible

²⁹ But I will not force all those people out in only one year. If I did, the land would become a desert. Then the wild animals would become too many for you. ³⁰ Instead, I will force those people out of your land very slowly. I will wait until there are enough of you to take over the land.

³¹ “I will give you the land from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Mediterranean Sea. And I will give you the land between the desert and the Euphrates River. I will give you power over the people who now live in the land. You will force them out ahead of you.