Judges 3:4

They were [left] for testing Israel, to know [whether] they would keep the commands of Yahweh that he commanded their ancestors through the hand of Moses.

Judges 2:22

in order to test Israel whether or not they would observe the way of Yahweh, to walk in it just as their ancestors did."

Judges 3:1

These [are] the nations that Yahweh left, to test Israel by them ([that is, to test] all those who {had not experienced} any of the wars of Canaan,

Exodus 15:25

And he cried out to Yahweh, and Yahweh showed him [a piece of] wood, and he threw [it] into the water, and the water became sweet. There he made a rule and regulation for them, and there he tested them.

Deuteronomy 8:2

And you shall remember all [of] the way that Yahweh your God led you [during] these forty years in the desert in order to humble you and to test you to know what [is] in your heart, whether you would [diligently] keep his commandments or not.

Deuteronomy 33:8

And of Levi he said, "Your Thummim and your Urim [are] for {your faithful one}, {whom you tested at Massah}; you contended [with] him at the waters of Meribah.

1 Corinthians 11:19

For indeed it is necessary that there be factions among you, in order that those who are approved may become evident among you.

2 Thessalonians 2:9-12

whose coming is in accordance with the working of Satan, with all power and signs and lying wonders,

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And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

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Judges 3:1
These [are] the nations that Yahweh left, to test Israel by them ([that is, to test] all those who {had not experienced} any of the wars of Canaan,
Judges 2:22
in order to test Israel whether or not they would observe the way of Yahweh, to walk in it just as their ancestors did."
Exodus 15:25
And he cried out to Yahweh, and Yahweh showed him [a piece of] wood, and he threw [it] into the water, and the water became sweet. There he made a rule and regulation for them, and there he tested them.
Deuteronomy 33:8
And of Levi he said, "Your Thummim and your Urim [are] for {your faithful one}, {whom you tested at Massah}; you contended [with] him at the waters of Meribah.
1 Corinthians 11:19
For indeed it is necessary that there be factions among you, in order that those who are approved may become evident among you.
2 Thessalonians 2:9
whose coming is in accordance with the working of Satan, with all power and signs and lying wonders,

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Deuteronomy 6:19
by driving out all [of] your enemies {before you}, [just] as Yahweh {has promised}.