¹⁸ So the Lord was very angry with Israel and removed them from his presence. Only the tribe of Judah was left,

¹⁸ Because the Lord was very angry with Israel, he swept them away from his presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained in the land.

¹⁸ Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.

¹⁸ God was so thoroughly angry that he got rid of them, got them out of the country for good until only one tribe was left - Judah.