George Leo Haydock, on Judg 2:21

“I also will not destroy the nations which Josue left, when he died:”

“Nations. Hebrew, “any.” Septuagint, “a man of those nations,” which must be understood, unless the Israelites return to a proper sense of their duty. For then he destroyed not only individuals, but whole armies, by the hand of the judges. Yet we do not find that such havoc was made among the infidels afterwards, as had been made in the days of Josue. They frequently rose up and harassed the Israelites; and God suffered them to do so, that the latter might learn to know themselves, and might perceive how dreadful a thing it is not to comply, at first, with his injunctions. (Haydock)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.