They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, and he drove the three sons of Anak out of there.
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They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, and he drove the three sons of Anak out of there.
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And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.
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And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken; and he drove out thence the three sons of Anak.
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Passages linked to Judges 1:20 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Judges 1:10 Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron. (The name of Hebron before that was Kiriath Arba.) They struck Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
- Numbers 14:24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and has followed me fully, him I will bring into the land into which he went. His offspring shall possess it.
- Deuteronomy 1:36 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He shall see it. I will give the land that he has trodden on to him and to his children, because he has wholly followed Yahweh.”
- Joshua 15:13-14 He gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron). Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
- Numbers 13:22 They went up by the South, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
- Joshua 14:9-14 Moses swore on that day, saying, ‘Surely the land where you walked shall be an inheritance to you and to your children forever, because you have wholly followed Yahweh my God.’ “Now, behold, Yahweh has kept me alive, as he spoke, these forty-five years, from the time that Yahweh spoke this word to Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness. Now, behold, I am eighty-five years old, today. As yet I am as strong today as I was in the day that Moses sent me. As my strength was then, even so is my strength now for war, to go out and to come in. Now therefore give me this hill country, of which Yahweh spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and great and fortified cities. It may be that Yahweh will be with me, and I shall drive them out, as Yahweh said.” Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance. Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he followed Yahweh, the God of Israel wholeheartedly.
- Joshua 21:11-12 They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it. But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 1:20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as…
Jdg 1:20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.
Ver. 20. And they gave Hebron.] See Jos 14:6-7. {See Trapp on "Jos 14:6"} {See Trapp on "Jos 14:7"}
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20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
Ver. 20. Building up] By holy conference, a singular help, a most needful but too much neglected duty.
Praying in the Holy Ghost] Whose creature fervent prayer is.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Above mentioned Jdg 1:20
Above mentioned Jdg 1:20
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said,....…
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, Jos 14:13,
and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak: whose names are given Jdg 1:10; this shows that this refers to the same expedition as in Jos 15:14; and is expressed in the same manner.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 20. They gave Hebron unto Caleb] See this…
Verse 20. They gave Hebron unto Caleb] See this whole transaction explained Jos 14:12, &c.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Enac, mentioned [in] ver. 10. Septuagint add, that "he…
Enac, mentioned [in] ver. 10. Septuagint add, that "he took the three cities....and destroyed," &c. See Josue xv. 14. (Haydock)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain EXPLOITS OF CALEB, AND COWARDICE OF BENJAMIN, Jdg_1:20-21.
EXPLOITS OF CALEB, AND COWARDICE OF BENJAMIN, Jdg_1:20-21.
20. Hebron — For the allotment of this city to Caleb, see Jos_15:13-14, notes. The account is repeated here as a contrast to the pusillanimity of Benjamin, who, in permitting the Jebusites to hold Jerusalem, failed to accomplish a much less difficult task than the expulsion of the terrible Anakim from Hebron. Its repetition in this connexion may also contain the thought that it was only after Judah had conquered and taken possession of his territory that Caleb could quietly enjoy his possession of Hebron.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 20. See the note on Jdg_1:10.
20. See the note on Jdg_1:10.
as Moses had spoken] Num_14:24 JE; cf. Deu_1:36, Jos_14:6-15 D.
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the three sons of Anak] lit. of the Anak; the article shews that the noun is to be taken as a collective, i.e. as the name, not of an individual but of a tribe of people: similarly in Jos_15:13. These Anâkites, or (long-)necked people, were a race of very tall men, for centuries remembered by the Hebrews, Deu_1:28; Deu_9:2; they were specially associated with Hebron, Jos_11:21; Jos_14:12; Jos_14:15.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (20) Hebron.—See Jos_14:12-15; Jos_15:13-14.
(20) Hebron.—See Jos_14:12-15; Jos_15:13-14.
As Moses said.—Num_14:21.
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It is remarkable that after this time Judah is only mentioned in Jdg_10:9; Jdg_15:10; Jdg_20:18. The tribe produced no judge, with the possible exception of Ibzan (see Jdg_12:8), nor is it mentioned in the song of Deborah. Perhaps we may see a reason for this in the strength which had won for Judah so secure a position. On the other hand, their conduct towards Samson was of the most abject kind (Jdg_15:13). “As the nation gained in settled position and command of the soil it lost in unity and strength of external action. Each tribe looked out for itself” (Ewald, ii. 264).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain They gave Hebron, etc. Caleb, the son of Jephunneh,…
They gave Hebron, etc. Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, the Kenezite, an Edomitish tribe, was one of the spies sent up to spy the land, and in doing so he came to Hebron, and there saw the giants, the sons of. (Num_13:22) When all the spies brought up an evil report of the land, and by doing so raised a rebellion against Moses and Aaron, Caleb the Kenezite, alone with Joshua, stood firm, and, as a reward of his faithfulness, received the promise that he and his seed should possess the land on which his feet had trodden. Accordingly Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the Kenezite. (see Nu 13 Nu 14 Deu_1:36 Jos_14:6-15 Jos_15:13, Jos_15:14)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Hebron was given to Caleb (like Moses had said)
Hebron was given to Caleb (like Moses had said)
This can be stated in active form. AT: "Moses had given Hebron to Caleb" (See: Active or Passive)
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three sons of Anak
The leaders of the people groups are used to refer to the entire group. AT: "three sons of Anak and their people" (See: Synecdoche)
Anak
This is the name of a man. Anak and his descendants were famous for being very tall. (See: How to Translate Names)
to this day
"until now." This refers to the time the book of Judges was written.
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Hebron
Caleb
Moses
cast out
people group
Benjamin
Jebus
Jerusalem
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