Judges 3:2
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New International Version (©1984)
(he did this only to teach warfare to the descendants of the Israelites who had not had previous battle experience):

New Living Translation (©2007)
He did this to teach warfare to generations of Israelites who had no experience in battle.

English Standard Version (©2001)
It was only in order that the generations of the people of Israel might know war, to teach war to those who had not known it before.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
only in order that the generations of the sons of Israel might be taught war, those who had not experienced it formerly).

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The LORD left them to teach Israel's descendants about war, at least those who had known nothing about it in the past.

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

American 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;

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

Bible in Basic English
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;

Douay-Rheims Bible
That afterwards their children might learn to fight with their enemies, and to be trained up to war:

Darby Bible Translation
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.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
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;)

World English Bible
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:

Young's Literal Translation
(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) --

Geneva Study Bible

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.

Wesley's Notes

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.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

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.


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)

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

might know Ge 2:17 3:5,7 2Ch 12:8 Mt 10:34-39 Joh 16:33 1Co 9:26,27 Eph 6:11-18 1Ti 6:12 2Ti 2:3 4:7

to teach. Their fathers fought by a divine power. God taught their hands to war and their fingers to flight, that they might be the instruments of destruction to the wicked nations on whom the curse rested; but now that they had forfeited His favour, they must learn what it is to fight like other men.

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