2:2 you shall break down their altars. Idolatry is taken as the leading, typical act of covenant breaking (v. 11; Ex. 34:13; Num. 33:52; Deut. 7:5; 12:3; Josh. 23:16).

you have not obeyed. Israel contracted marriages with the people of the land (3:5–6) and did not tear down their altars (6:25–32). The Canaanites could not be driven out because of Israel’s sin.