Judges 2:23

2:23 This is why 1  the Lord permitted these nations to remain and did not conquer them immediately; 2  he did not hand them over to Joshua.

Judges 11:28

11:28 But the Ammonite king disregarded 3  the message sent by Jephthah. 4 

Judges 13:2

13:2 There was a man named Manoah from Zorah, from the Danite tribe. His wife was infertile and childless. 5 

1 tn The words “this is why” are interpretive.

2 tn Or “quickly.”

3 tn Heb “did not listen to.”

4 tn Heb “Jephthah’s words which he sent to him.”

5 tn Heb “and had not given birth.”