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Judges 1:20

Moses had promised to give the land near Hebron to Caleb, so that land was given to Caleb's family. The men of Caleb forced the three sons of Anak to leave that place.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Anakim;   Canaanites;   Hebron;   Judah;   Scofield Reference Index - Holy Spirit;   Sanctification;   The Topic Concordance - Compassion;   Love;   Prayer;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Canaanites, the;   Judah, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Anak, Plural Anakim;   Canaan;   Hebron;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Apostacy;   Holy spirit;   Perseverance;   Prayer;   Trinity;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Love, Brotherly;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Anakim;   Judah;   Judges, the Book of;   Palestine;   Pentateuch;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Judges, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Anak, Anakim;   Canaanites;   God;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Idolatry;   Israel;   Jude, Epistle of;   Judges (1);   Numbers, Book of;   Palestine;   Prayer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - God;   Pre-Eminence ;   Proportion;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Anak, Anakim ;   Hebron ;   1910 New Catholic Dictionary - beersheba;   bersabee;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Dan;   Jehoshaphat;   Jerusalem;   Scripture;   Trinity;   Smith Bible Dictionary - An'akim;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Anak;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ahiman;   Anakim;   Apocalyptic Literature;   Build;   Builder;   Criticism (the Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis);   Judah, Territory of;   Prayer;   Trine (Triune) Immersion;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Anakim;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Giants;   Hebron;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, just as Moses had promised. Then Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak who lived there.
Hebrew Names Version
They gave Hevron to Kalev, as Moshe had spoken: and he drove out there the three sons of `Anak.
King James Version
And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.
Lexham English Bible
They gave Hebron to Caleb just as Moses said, and he drove out the three sons of Anak from there.
English Standard Version
And Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said. And he drove out from it the three sons of Anak.
New Century Version
As Moses had promised, Hebron was given to Caleb, and Caleb forced out the three sons of Anak.
New English Translation
Caleb received Hebron, just as Moses had promised. He drove out the three Anakites.
Amplified Bible
Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, and he drove out from there the three sons of Anak.
New American Standard Bible
Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had promised; and he drove out from there the three sons of Anak.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they gaue Hebron vnto Caleb, as Moses had saide, and hee expelled thence the three sonnes of Anak.
Legacy Standard Bible
But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
Contemporary English Version
The tribe of Judah gave the town of Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had told them to do. Caleb defeated the three Anakim clans and took over the town.
Complete Jewish Bible
They gave Hevron to Kalev, as Moshe had said to do; and he drove out from there the three sons of ‘Anak.
Darby Translation
And they gave to Caleb Hebron, as Moses had said; and he dispossessed from thence the three sons of Anak.
George Lamsa Translation
And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said; and he destroyed from thence the three sons of giants.
Good News Translation
As Moses had commanded, Hebron was given to Caleb, who drove out of the city the three clans descended from Anak.
Literal Translation
And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said. And He dispossessed the three sons of Anak from there.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And acordinge as Moses had sayde, they gaue Hebron vnto Caleb, which droue out the thre sonnes of Enak.
American Standard Version
And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drove out thence the three sons of Anak.
Bible in Basic English
And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said; and he took the land of the three sons of Anak, driving them out from there.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they gaue Hebron vnto Caleb, as Moyses sayde: And he expelled thence the three sonnes of Anak.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken; and he drove out thence the three sons of Anak.
King James Version (1611)
And they gaue Hebron vnto Caleb, as Moses saide: and hee expelled thence the three sonnes of Anak.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they gave Chebron to Chaleb, as Moses said; and thence he inherited the three cities of the children of Enac.
English Revised Version
And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drave out thence the three sons of Anak.
Berean Standard Bible
Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And `the sones of Israel yauen Ebron to Caleph, as Moises hadde seid, which Caleph dide awei for it thre sones of Enach.
Young's Literal Translation
And they give to Caleb Hebron, as Moses hath spoken, and he dispossesseth thence the three sons of Anak.
Update Bible Version
And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drove out from there the three sons of Anak.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.
World English Bible
They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drove out there the three sons of Anak.
New King James Version
And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said. Then he expelled from there the three sons of Anak.
New Living Translation
The town of Hebron was given to Caleb as Moses had promised. And Caleb drove out the people living there, who were descendants of the three sons of Anak.
New Life Bible
They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had promised, and he drove out the three sons of Anak.
New Revised Standard
Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said; and he drove out from it the three sons of Anak.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So they gave unto Caleb Hebron, as spake Moses, - and he drave out from thence the three sons of Anak.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, who destroyed out of it the three sons of Enac.
Revised Standard Version
And Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said; and he drove out from it the three sons of Anak.
THE MESSAGE
They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had directed. Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had promised; and he drove out from there the three sons of Anak.

Contextual Overview

9 Later, they went down to fight against some more Canaanites who lived in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the western foothills. 10 Then the men of Judah went to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the city of Hebron. (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba.) They defeated the men named Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. 11 The men of Judah left that place. They went to the city of Debir to fight against the people there. (In the past, Debir was called Kiriath Sepher.) 12 Before they started to fight, Caleb made a promise to the men. He said, "I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to whoever attacks and conquers Kiriath Sepher." 13 Caleb had a younger brother named Kenaz. Kenaz had a son named Othniel. Othniel captured the city of Kiriath Sepher. So Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to Othniel to be his wife. 14 Acsah went to live with Othniel. Othniel told Acsah to ask her father for some land. She went to her father. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What is wrong?" 15 Acsah answered him, "Give me a blessing. You gave me dry desert land in the Negev. Please give me some land with water on it." So Caleb gave her what she wanted. He gave her the upper and lower pools of water in that land. 16 The Kenites left the City of Palm Trees and went with the men of Judah. They went to the desert of Judah to live with the people there. This was in the Negev near the city Arad. (The Kenites were from the family of Moses' father-in-law.) 17 Some Canaanites lived in the city of Zephath. The men of Judah and men from the tribe of Simeon attacked them and completely destroyed the city. So they named the city Hormah. 18 The men of Judah also captured the cities of Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron and all the small towns around them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they gave: Numbers 14:24, Deuteronomy 1:36, Joshua 14:9-14, Joshua 15:13, Joshua 15:14, Joshua 21:11, Joshua 21:12

the three sons: Judges 1:10, Numbers 13:22

Reciprocal: Numbers 13:28 - saw the Deuteronomy 1:28 - we have seen Joshua 11:21 - the Anakims Joshua 14:12 - I shall Joshua 14:13 - gave unto 1 Chronicles 6:55 - Hebron

Cross-References

Genesis 1:7
So God made the space and separated the water. Some of the water was above it, and some of the water was below it.
Genesis 1:14
Then God said, "Let there be lights in the sky. These lights will separate the days from the nights. They will be used for signs to show when special meetings begin and to show the days and years.
Genesis 1:22
God blessed all the living things in the sea and told them to have many babies and fill the seas. And he blessed the birds on land and told them to have many more babies.
Genesis 1:24
Then God said, "Let the earth produce many kinds of living things. Let there be many different kinds of animals. Let there be large animals and small crawling animals of every kind. And let all these animals produce more animals." And all these things happened.
Genesis 1:25
So God made every kind of animal. He made the wild animals, the tame animals, and all the small crawling things. And God saw that this was good.
Genesis 1:30
And I am giving all the green plants to the animals. These green plants will be their food. Every animal on earth, every bird in the air, and all the little things that crawl on the earth will eat that food." And all these things happened.
Genesis 2:19
The Lord God used dust from the ground and made every animal in the fields and every bird in the air. He brought all these animals to the man, and the man gave them all a name.
Genesis 8:17
Bring every living animal out of the boat with you—all the birds, animals, and everything that crawls on the earth. These animals will make many more animals, and they will fill the earth again."
1 Kings 4:33
Solomon also knew very much about nature. He taught about many different kinds of plants—everything from the great cedar trees of Lebanon to the little vines that grow out of the walls. He also taught about animals, birds, and snakes.
Psalms 148:10
Praise him, wild animals and cattle, reptiles and birds.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said,.... Which was done in the times of Joshua, both by him and all the people, according to the order of Moses. This is to be understood not of the city which was given to the Levites, but of the fields and parts adjacent,

Joshua 14:13;

and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak: whose names are given Judges 1:10; this shows that this refers to the same expedition as in

Joshua 15:14; and is expressed in the same manner.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 1:20. They gave Hebron unto Caleb — See this whole transaction explained Joshua 14:12, &c.


 
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