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 

[2:23]  ¹ tn The words “this is why” are interpretive.

[2:23]  ² tn Or “quickly.”

[11:28]  ³ tn Heb “did not listen to.”

[11:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “Jephthah’s words which he sent to him.”

[13:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “and had not given birth.”