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Friday, November 29th, 2024
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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New Living Translation

Judges 2:22

I did this to test Israel—to see whether or not they would follow the ways of the Lord as their ancestors did."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Baal;   Israel;   The Topic Concordance - Covenant;   Disobedience;   Proof;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Canaanites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Angel of the Lord;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Gentile;   Judges, book of;   Testing;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - God;   Nations, the;   Time;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Pentateuch;   Zion;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Judges, Book of;   Persecution in the Bible;   Temptation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Judges (1);   Temptation;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
in order to test Israel by them, whether they will take care to walk in the way of the Lord as their fathers did, or not."
Update Bible Version
that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of Yahweh to walk therein, as their fathers kept it, or not.
English Revised Version
that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
New Century Version
I will use them to test Israel, to see if Israel will keep the Lord 's commands as their ancestors did."
New English Translation
Joshua left those nations to test Israel. I wanted to see whether or not the people would carefully walk in the path marked out by the Lord , as their ancestors were careful to do."
Webster's Bible Translation
That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk in it, as their fathers kept [it], or not.
World English Bible
that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of Yahweh to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
Amplified Bible
in order to test [the loyalty of] Israel by them, whether Israel will keep the way of the LORD to walk in it, as their fathers did, or not."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that in hem Y asaie Israel, whether thei kepen the weie of the Lord, and goen ther ynne, as her fadris kepten, ether nay.
Young's Literal Translation
in order to try Israel by them, whether they are keeping the way of Jehovah, to go in it, as their fathers kept [it] or not.'
Berean Standard Bible
In this way I will test whether Israel will keep the way of the LORD by walking in it as their fathers did."
Contemporary English Version
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.
American Standard Version
that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of Jehovah to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
Bible in Basic English
In order to put Israel to the test, and see if they will keep the way of the Lord, walking in it as their fathers did, or not.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
That through them I may proue Israel, whether they wil kepe the way of the Lorde, and walke therin as their fathers dyd, or not.
Complete Jewish Bible
This is how I will test Isra'el, to see whether or not they will keep the way of Adonai , living according to it, as their ancestors did."
Darby Translation
that through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of Jehovah to walk therein, as their fathers did keep [it], or not.
Easy-to-Read Version
I will use them to test the Israelites. I will see if the Israelites can keep the Lord 's commands as their ancestors did."
JPS Old Testament (1917)
that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.'
King James Version (1611)
That through them I may proue Israel, whether they will keepe the way of the Lord, to walke therein, as their fathers did keepe it, or not.
New Life Bible
I will use them to test Israel. I will see if Israel will keep the way of the Lord to walk in it like their fathers did, or not."
New Revised Standard
In order to test Israel, whether or not they would take care to walk in the way of the Lord as their ancestors did,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
that I may, by them, put Israel to the proof, - whether they are going to be observant of the way of Yahweh, to walk therein as their fathers observed it, or not.
Geneva Bible (1587)
That through them I may proue Israel, whether they wil keepe the way of the Lorde, to walke therein, as their fathers kept it, or not.
George Lamsa Translation
That through them I may prove Israel whether they will keep the way of the LORD, and whether they will walk in it, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
Good News Translation
I will use them to find out whether or not these Israelites will follow my ways, as their ancestors did."
Douay-Rheims Bible
That through them I may try Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord, and walk in it, as their fathers kept it, or not.
Revised Standard Version
that by them I may test Israel, whether they will take care to walk in the way of the LORD as their fathers did, or not."
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
to prove Israel with them, whether they would keep the way of the Lord, to walk in it, as their fathers kept it, or no.
Christian Standard Bible®
I did this to test Israel and to see whether or not they would keep the Lord’s way by walking in it, as their fathers had.”
Hebrew Names Version
that by them I may prove Yisra'el, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
King James Version
That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
Lexham English Bible
in order to test Israel whether or not they would observe the way of Yahweh, to walk in it just as their ancestors did."
Literal Translation
so that by them I may test Israel, whether they are keeping the way of Jehovah, to go in it, as their fathers kept it, or not.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
that by them I maye proue Israel, whether they wil kepe the waye of the LORDE, to walke therin, as their fathers dyd, or not.
New American Standard Bible
in order to test Israel by them, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk in it as their fathers did, or not."
New King James Version
so that through them I may test Israel, whether they will keep the ways of the LORD, to walk in them as their fathers kept them, or not."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
in order to test Israel by them, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk in it as their fathers did, or not."
Legacy Standard Bible
And on some, who are doubting, have mercy;

Contextual Overview

6 After Joshua sent the people away, each of the tribes left to take possession of the land allotted to them. 7 And the Israelites served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the leaders who outlived him—those who had seen all the great things the Lord had done for Israel. 8 Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord , died at the age of 110. 9 They buried him in the land he had been allocated, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. 10 After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the Lord or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel. 11 The Israelites did evil in the Lord 's sight and served the images of Baal. 12 They abandoned the Lord , the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They went after other gods, worshiping the gods of the people around them. And they angered the Lord . 13 They abandoned the Lord to serve Baal and the images of Ashtoreth. 14 This made the Lord burn with anger against Israel, so he handed them over to raiders who stole their possessions. He turned them over to their enemies all around, and they were no longer able to resist them. 15 Every time Israel went out to battle, the Lord fought against them, causing them to be defeated, just as he had warned. And the people were in great distress.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

through: Judges 3:1-4

prove: Genesis 22:1, Deuteronomy 8:2, Deuteronomy 8:16, Deuteronomy 13:3, 2 Chronicles 32:31, Job 23:10, Psalms 66:10, Proverbs 17:3, Malachi 3:2, Malachi 3:3

Reciprocal: Exodus 15:25 - proved Judges 3:4 - to prove Acts 18:25 - instructed

Cross-References

Genesis 2:8
Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made.
Genesis 2:9
The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground—trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 2:19
So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one.
Psalms 127:1

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of Solomon.

Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.
Proverbs 18:22
The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the Lord .
Proverbs 19:14
Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the Lord can give an understanding wife.
1 Timothy 2:13
For God made Adam first, and afterward he made Eve.
Hebrews 13:4
Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

That through them I may prove Israel,.... Afflict them by them, and so prove or try them, their faith and patience, which are tried by afflictions; and such were the Canaanites to them, as afflictions and temptations are to the spiritual Israel of God; or rather, whether they would keep in the ways of God, or walk in those the Canaanites did, as follows:

whether they will keep the way of the Lord, as their fathers did keep [it], or not; whether they would worship the true God their fathers did, or the gods of the Canaanites; not that the Lord was ignorant of what they would do, and so made the experiment; but that the sincerity and faithfulness, or insincerity and unfaithfulness of their hearts, might appear to themselves and others.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 2:22. That through them I may prove Israel — There appeared to be no other way to induce this people to acknowledge the true God, but by permitting them to fall into straits from which they could not be delivered but by his especial providence. These words are spoken after the manner of men; and the metaphor is taken from the case of a master or father, who distrusts the fidelity or obedience of his servant or son, and places him in such circumstances that, by his good or evil conduct, he may justify his suspicions, or give him proofs of his fidelity.


 
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