When Joshua dismissed the people, the Israelites went to their allotted portions of territory, intending to take possession of the land.

Joshua son of Nun, the Lord’s servant, died at the age of one hundred ten.

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

The people worshiped the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive. These men had witnessed all the great things the Lord had done for Israel.

After Joshua died, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?”

So I will no longer remove before them any of the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died.