Judges 3:2 Parallel Translations

The LORD left them to teach Israel's descendants about war, at least those who had known nothing about it in the past.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as beforetime knew nothing thereof:

BBE:

Only because of the generations of the children of Israel, for the purpose of teaching them war--only those who up till then had no experience of it;

DBY:

it was only that the generations of the people of Israel might know war, that he might teach war to such at least as had not known it before.

ERV:

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

JPS:

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

WBS:

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

WEB:

only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing of it:

YLT:

(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) --

Judges 3:2 Cross References

XREF:

Judges 3:1 Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to test Israel by them (that is, all who had not experienced any of the wars of Canaan;

Judges 3:3 These nations are: the five lords of the Philistines and all the Canaanites and the Sidonians and the Hivites who lived in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon as far as Lebo-hamath. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

3:2 Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew {b} nothing thereof;
(b) For they trusted in God and he fought for them.

WES:

3:2 Teach them war - That by the neighbourhood of such warlike enemies, they might be purged from sloth and security, and obliged them to innure themselves to martial exercises, and to stand continually upon their guard, and consequently to keep close to that God whose assistance they had so great and constant need of.

MHC:

3:1-7 As the Israelites were a type of the church on earth, they were not to be idle and slothful. The Lord was pleased to try them by the remains of the devoted nations they spared. Temptations and trials detect the wickedness of the hearts of sinners; and strengthen he graces of believers in their daily conflict with Satan, sin, and this evil world. They must live in this world, but they are not of it, and are forbidden to conform to it. This marks the difference between the followers of Christ and mere professors. The friendship of the world is more fatal than its enmity; the latter can only kill the body, but the former murders many precious souls.

CONC:

Battle Beforetime Descendants Experience Experienced Formerly Generations Israelites Israel's Least Nothing Order Previous Purpose Sake Sons Taught Teach Teaching Thereof Till War Warfare

Battle Beforetime Children Descendants Experienced Israel Israelites Israel's It Least Order Previous Purpose Taught Teach Thereof War Warfare

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