⁴ They were left to test^(A) the Israelites to see whether they would obey the Lord’s commands, which he had given their ancestors through Moses.

²¹ I will no longer drive out^(A) before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died. ²² I will use them to test^(B) Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the Lord and walk in it as their ancestors did.”