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American Standard Version

Joshua 15:14

And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ahiman;   Anak;   Anakim;   Caleb;   Sheshai;   Talmai;   Thompson Chain Reference - Anakim;   Caleb;   Giants;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Anakim, the;   Tribes of Israel, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Anak, Plural Anakim;   Caleb;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Judges, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ahiman;   Anakim;   Caleb;   Giants;   Judah, Tribe of;   Sheshai;   Talmai;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Anakim;   Caleb;   Joshua, the Book of;   Judges, the Book of;   Sheshai;   Talmai;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Joshua, the Book of;   Kiriath-Arba;   Sheshai;   Talmai;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ahiman;   Anak, Anakim;   Hebron;   Israel;   Joshua;   Sheshai;   Talmai;   Zin;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahiman ;   Anak, Anakim ;   Caleb;   Sheshai ;   Talmai ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Hebron;   Judah territory of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - An'akim;   He'bron;   Josh'ua, Book of;   Tal'ma-I;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Anak;   Caleb;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ahiman;   Anakim;   Caleb;   Hebron (1);   Joshua, Book of;   Judah, Territory of;   Sheshai;   Talmai;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Anakim;   Caleb;   Calebites;   Judah, Tribe of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.
Hebrew Names Version
Kalev drove out there the three sons of `Anak: Sheshai, and Achiman, and Talmai, the children of `Anak.
King James Version
And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Lexham English Bible
Caleb drove out from there three of Anak's sons, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.
English Standard Version
And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.
New Century Version
Caleb forced out the three Anakite families living in Hebron: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.
New English Translation
Caleb drove out from there three Anakites—Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.
Amplified Bible
So Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak.
New American Standard Bible
And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Caleb droue thence three sonnes of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, & Talmai, the sonnes of Anak.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Caleb dispossessed from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Contemporary English Version
Caleb attacked Hebron and forced the three Anakim clans of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai to leave.
Complete Jewish Bible
Kalev expelled from there three descendants of ‘Anak — Sheshai, Achiman and Talmai, children of ‘Anak.
Darby Translation
And thence Caleb dispossessed the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, who were born of Anak.
Easy-to-Read Version
Caleb forced the three Anakite families living in Hebron to leave there. Those families were Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. They were from the family of Anak.
George Lamsa Translation
And Caleb slew there the three descendants of giants, Sheshai and Ahiman and Tholmai, the descendants of the giants.
Good News Translation
Caleb drove the descendants of Anak out of the city—the clans of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
Literal Translation
And Caleb dispossessed from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the sons of Anak.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Caleb droue from thence the thre sonnes of Enak, Sesai, Ahiman, and Thalmas begotten of Enak.
Bible in Basic English
And the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak, were forced out from there by Caleb.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Caleb droue thence the three sonnes of Enac, Sesai, and Ahiman, and Thalmai, which were the sonnes of Enac.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
King James Version (1611)
And Caleb droue thence the three sonnes of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Chaleb the son of Jephone destroyed thence the three sons of Enac, Susi, and Tholami, and Achima.
English Revised Version
And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Berean Standard Bible
And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak-the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Caleph dide awei fro it thre sones of Enach, Sisai, and Achyman, and Tholmai, of the generacioun of Enach.
Young's Literal Translation
And Caleb is dispossessing thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, children of Anak,
Update Bible Version
And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
World English Bible
Caleb drove out there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
New King James Version
Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak from there: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
New Living Translation
Caleb drove out the three groups of Anakites—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the sons of Anak.
New Life Bible
Caleb drove away from there the three sons of Anak. The children of Anak were Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai.
New Revised Standard
And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Caleb dispossessed from thence, the three sons of Anak, - Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Caleb destroyed out of it the three sons of Enac, Sesai and Ahiman, and Tholmai of the race of Enac.
Revised Standard Version
And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, She'shai and Ahi'man and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.
THE MESSAGE
Caleb drove out three Anakim from Hebron: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, all descendants of Anak. He marched up from there against the people of Debir. Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak.

Contextual Overview

13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Jehovah to Joshua, even Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak (the same is Hebron). 14 And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. 15 And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher. 16 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. 18 And it came to pass, when she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from off her ass; and Caleb said, What wouldest thou? 19 And she said, Give me a blessing; for that thou hast set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Joshua 10:36, Joshua 10:37, Joshua 11:21, Numbers 13:22, Numbers 13:23, Judges 1:10, Judges 1:20

Reciprocal: Numbers 13:28 - saw the Deuteronomy 1:28 - we have seen Joshua 14:12 - I shall Joshua 21:11 - the city of Arba Joshua 23:9 - no man

Cross-References

Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
Genesis 15:2
And Abram said, O Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?
Genesis 15:4
And, behold, the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying, This man shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
Genesis 15:5
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
Genesis 15:6
And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.
Genesis 15:7
And he said unto him, I am Jehovah that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
Genesis 15:9
And he said unto him, Take me a heifer three years old, and a she-goat three years old, and a ram three years old, and a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.
Genesis 15:11
And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
Genesis 15:14
and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
Genesis 15:18
In that day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak,.... Some think this was after the death of Joshua, and is here inserted by some other person divinely inspired, and thoroughly acquainted with this fact, that the gift and the possession of this place might appear in one view; but it rather seems to be done before:

Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak; the very same giants Caleb saw at Hebron, when he was sent a spy into the land,

Numbers 13:22; for these may as well be supposed to have lived to this time as himself, unless it can be thought that they were the sons of those men, called by their fathers' names; and though they were driven out when Joshua took Hebron, yet while he was engaged in making other conquests, or however before he died, they regained the possession of that city, and of the parts adjacent to it, from whence Caleb, with the help of his tribe, expelled them, conquered, and slew them, Judges 1:10.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the marginal references.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 15:14. The three sons of AnakJoshua 14:15.


 
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