Judges 3:4 repeats the testing purpose from v1, confirming these nations were left to test Israel's obedience.

Judges 2:22 states the overarching purpose of leaving nations — to test Israel's obedience — now applied to those who hadn't fought.

Judges 2:10 explains why God left these nations: a new generation arose who did not know the LORD or His works.

Judges 2:21 gives God's decision to stop driving out nations, which is the direct reason these nations were left to test Israel.

1 Peter 4:12 tells believers not to be surprised by fiery testing, which echoes the testing purpose of the nations left in Judges 3:1.

1 Peter 1:7 speaks of faith tested by fire like gold, mirroring the testing of Israel through the nations in Judges 3:1.

Zechariah 13:9 describes God testing His people through fire like gold, analogous to the testing of Israel by the nations in Judges 3:1.

Jeremiah 17:10 says the Lord tests the mind, directly paralleling the testing purpose of the nations left in Judges 3:1.

2 Chronicles 32:31 shows God testing Hezekiah by leaving him — a direct parallel to God leaving nations to test Israel.

Deuteronomy 8:16 recounts God testing Israel with manna to humble and test them — mirroring the testing purpose here.

Deuteronomy 8:2 describes God testing Israel in the wilderness to know their hearts — the same testing theme as here with the nations.

Joshua 13:2 lists the land that remained unconquered — same nations left to test Israel in Judges 3:1.

1 Kings 9:21 describes descendants of nations Israel could not destroy, similar to the nations left in Judges 3:1 for testing.

Exodus 23:29 explains that God left nations gradually to prevent desolation — the same logic behind the nations left in Judges 3:1.

1 Samuel 28:1 shows the Philistines, one of the nations left in Judges 3:1, still warring against Israel in Saul's time.

Deuteronomy 7:22 explains God's gradual removal of nations for ecological reasons, while here the same nations are left for testing.

Deuteronomy 6:19 promises God will thrust out enemies, but Judges 3:1 shows He left some — a contrast between ideal and actual.

Genesis 19:37 gives the origin of the Moabites, one of the nations left to test Israel in Judges 3:1.

In Job 23:10, the same testing motif appears: God tests His servant, who will emerge refined like gold — echoing the purpose behind the nations left in Judges 3:1.

Proverbs 17:3 states that the Lord tests hearts, just as the nations left in Judges 3:1 were a test for Israel's faithfulness.

In Jeremiah 6:27, God appoints Jeremiah as a tester of His people, mirroring how God used the nations in Judges 3:1 to test Israel.