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And Caleb drove out the people living there, who were descendants of the three sons of Anak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said. And he drove out from it the three sons of Anak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said. Then he expelled from there the three sons of Anak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had promised; and he drove out from there the three sons of Anak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had promised; and he drove out from there the three sons of Anak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had promised; and he drove out from there the three sons of Anak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had promised; and he dispossessed from there the three sons of Anak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, and he drove out from there the three sons of Anak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, just as Moses had promised. Then Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak who lived there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, just as Moses had promised. Then Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak who lived there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drove out thence the three sons of Anak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drave out thence the three sons of Anak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As Moses had promised, Hebron was given to Caleb, who forced out the three sons of Anak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As Moses had commanded, Hebron was given to Caleb, who drove out of the city the three clans descended from Anak. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They gave Hebron to Caleb, just as Moses had promised, and he drove out the three sons of Anak from there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Caleb received Hebron, just as Moses had promised. He drove out the three Anakites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had spoken; and he drove out from there the three sons of Anak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, and he drove the three sons of Anak out of there. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they give Hebron to Caleb, as Moses has spoken, and he dispossesses the three sons of Anak there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they give to Caleb Hebron, as Moses hath spoken, and he dispossesseth thence the three sons of Anak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will give to Caleb, Hebron, as Moses space: and he will drive out from thence the three sons of Anak.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, who destroyed out of it the three sons of Enac. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And just as Moses had said, they gave Hebron to Caleb, who destroyed out of it the three sons of Anak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As Moses had commanded, they gave Hebron to Caleb, who then drove the three sons of Anak away from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said; and he drove out from it the three sons of Anak.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said; and he destroyed from thence the three sons of giants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they gave Khebrun to Kalab as Moshe had said, and he killed and destroyed from there three sons of the giants<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken; and he drove out thence the three sons of Anak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they gave Chebron to Chaleb, as Moses said; and thence he inherited the three cities of the children of Enac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/1-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=197" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/1.htm">Jerusalem and Hebron Captured</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>The LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had chariots of iron. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">Just as</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">had promised,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·tə·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">Judah gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/2275.htm" title="2275: ḥeḇ·rō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- From cheber; seat of association; Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites.">Hebron</a> <a href="/hebrew/3612.htm" title="3612: lə·ḵā·lêḇ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps a form of keleb, or else from the same root in the sense of forcible; Caleb, the name of three Israelites.">to Caleb,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: way·yō·w·reš (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">who drove out</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: miš·šām (Prep-m:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lō·šāh (Number-ms) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">the descendants of the three</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/6061.htm" title="6061: hā·‘ă·nāq (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Neck, a Canaanite. The same as anaq; Anak, a Canaanite.">of Anak.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/14-13.htm">Joshua 14:13-15</a></span><br />Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance. / Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel. / (Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/15-13.htm">Joshua 15:13-19</a></span><br />According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) / And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. / From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher). ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/13-30.htm">Numbers 13:30</a></span><br />Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-36.htm">Deuteronomy 1:36</a></span><br />except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">Joshua 11:21-22</a></span><br />At that time Joshua proceeded to eliminate the Anakim from the hill country of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction, along with their cities. / No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/21-11.htm">Joshua 21:11-12</a></span><br />They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.) / But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-55.htm">1 Chronicles 6:55-56</a></span><br />They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands. / But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-14.htm">1 Samuel 30:14</a></span><br />We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/2-1.htm">2 Samuel 2:1-4</a></span><br />Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD. / So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel. / David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-11.htm">1 Kings 2:11</a></span><br />The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-30.htm">Hebrews 11:30-31</a></span><br />By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. / By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Matthew 15:22-28</a></span><br />And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” / But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” / He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a></span><br />And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8</a></span><br />For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled there the three sons of Anak.</p><p class="hdg">they gave</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-24.htm">Numbers 14:24</a></b></br> But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/1-36.htm">Deuteronomy 1:36</a></b></br> Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/14-9.htm">Joshua 14:9-14</a></b></br> And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God… </p><p class="hdg">the three sons</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/1-10.htm">Numbers 1:10</a></b></br> Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/13-22.htm">Numbers 13:22</a></b></br> And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, <i>were</i>. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/21-11.htm">Anak</a> <a href="/judges/1-15.htm">Caleb</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-7.htm">Dispossesseth</a> <a href="/joshua/24-12.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/joshua/13-13.htm">Expelled</a> <a href="/judges/1-10.htm">Hebron</a> <a href="/judges/1-16.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/joshua/23-15.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/judges/1-11.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/joshua/21-32.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/13-22.htm">Anak</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-3.htm">Caleb</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-7.htm">Dispossesseth</a> <a href="/judges/1-28.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/judges/1-28.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-3.htm">Expelled</a> <a href="/judges/16-3.htm">Hebron</a> <a href="/judges/3-4.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/judges/6-36.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/judges/8-8.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/judges/7-6.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-1.htm">The acts of Judah and Simeon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-4.htm">Adonibezek justly requited</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-8.htm">Jerusalem taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-10.htm">Hebron taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-11.htm">Othniel has Achsah to wife for taking of Debir</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-16.htm">The Kenites dwell in Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-17.htm">Hormah, Gaza, Askelon, and Ekron taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-21.htm">The acts of Benjamin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-22.htm">Of the house of Joseph, who take Bethel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-30.htm">Of Zebulun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-31.htm">Of Asher</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-33.htm">Of Naphtali</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-34.htm">Of Dan</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Just as Moses had promised</b><br>This phrase refers to the promise made by Moses to Caleb in <a href="/numbers/14-24.htm">Numbers 14:24</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/1-36.htm">Deuteronomy 1:36</a>, where God, through Moses, assured Caleb that he would inherit the land he had explored because of his faithfulness. This promise highlights the importance of faith and obedience in receiving God's blessings. It also underscores the continuity of God's covenant promises from Moses to Joshua and the subsequent generations.<p><b>Judah gave Hebron to Caleb</b><br>Hebron is a significant city in biblical history, located in the hill country of Judah. It was originally called Kiriath Arba and is one of the oldest cities in the world. The allocation of Hebron to Caleb by the tribe of Judah fulfills the promise made to him and demonstrates the tribal leadership and inheritance practices in ancient Israel. Hebron later becomes a city of refuge and a Levitical city, further emphasizing its importance.<p><b>who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak</b><br>The descendants of Anak, known as the Anakim, were a race of giants mentioned in <a href="/numbers/13-33.htm">Numbers 13:33</a>. Their presence in the land was a source of fear for the Israelites during the initial exploration of Canaan. Caleb's successful expulsion of these formidable inhabitants is a testament to his faith and courage, as well as God's faithfulness in enabling His people to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. This act of driving out the Anakim can be seen as a type of Christ's ultimate victory over the powers of darkness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/c/caleb.htm">Caleb</a></b><br>A faithful Israelite leader from the tribe of Judah, known for his unwavering faith in God. He was one of the two spies who trusted in God's promise to give Israel the land of Canaan.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hebron.htm">Hebron</a></b><br>An ancient city in the hill country of Judah, significant for its association with the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It was given to Caleb as an inheritance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader who led the Israelites out of Egypt. He promised Caleb the land of Hebron because of Caleb's faithfulness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sons_of_anak.htm">The Sons of Anak</a></b><br>A race of giants in Canaan, known for their formidable size and strength. Caleb's driving them out demonstrates God's power and faithfulness in fulfilling His promises.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promise.htm">The Promise</a></b><br>The inheritance of Hebron to Caleb was a fulfillment of God's promise through Moses, highlighting the importance of faith and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_rewarded.htm">Faithfulness Rewarded</a></b><br>Caleb's inheritance of Hebron is a testament to the rewards of steadfast faith and trust in God's promises. Believers are encouraged to remain faithful, even when circumstances seem daunting.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_promises_fulfilled.htm">God's Promises Fulfilled</a></b><br>The fulfillment of the promise to Caleb underscores God's faithfulness. Christians can trust that God will fulfill His promises in His timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_giants.htm">Courage in the Face of Giants</a></b><br>Caleb's courage in driving out the sons of Anak serves as an example for believers to confront their own "giants" with faith and reliance on God's strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Caleb's account highlights the blessings that come from obedience to God's commands. Obedience is a key aspect of a faithful Christian life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance_through_faith.htm">Inheritance Through Faith</a></b><br>Just as Caleb received his inheritance through faith, believers are reminded of their spiritual inheritance in Christ, which is accessed through faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/judges_20__is_there_archeological_proof.htm">Judges 20 (entire chapter) - Is there any archeological evidence supporting so great a civil war among the tribes of Israel, or are the events purely literary?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_caleb's_hebron_conquest.htm">In Joshua 15:13-14, how can we verify Caleb's conquest of Hebron when historical and archaeological records of such a victory are sparse?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_hannah_conceive_after_infertility.htm">How can Hannah's sudden pregnancy in 1 Samuel 1:5, 20 be explained given her long-term infertility?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">Hebron.</span>--See <a href="/context/joshua/14-12.htm" title="Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said.">Joshua 14:12-15</a>; <a href="/context/joshua/15-13.htm" title="And to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.">Joshua 15:13-14</a>.<p><span class= "bld">As Moses said.</span>--<a href="/numbers/14-21.htm" title="But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.">Numbers 14:21</a>.<p>It is remarkable that after this time Judah is only mentioned in <a href="/judges/10-9.htm" title="Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.">Judges 10:9</a>; <a href="/judges/15-10.htm" title="And the men of Judah said, Why are you come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he has done to us.">Judges 15:10</a>; <a href="/judges/20-18.htm" title="And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.">Judges 20:18</a>. The tribe produced no judge, with the possible exception of Ibzan (see <a href="/judges/12-8.htm" title="And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.">Judges 12:8</a>), 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 (<a href="/judges/15-13.htm" title="And they spoke to him, saying, No; but we will bind you fast, and deliver you into their hand: but surely we will not kill you. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock.">Judges 15:13</a>). "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<span class= "ital">" </span>(Ewald, ii. 264). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They gave Hebron</span>, 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 Anak (<a href="/numbers/13-22.htm">Numbers 13:22</a>). 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 <a href="/numbers/13.htm">Numbers 13, 14</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/1-36.htm">Deuteronomy 1:36</a>; <a href="/joshua/14-6.htm">Joshua 14:6-15</a>; <a href="/joshua/15-13.htm">Joshua 15:13, 14</a>). <p> CHAPTER 1:21-36 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/1-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Just as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had promised,</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבֶּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(dib·ber)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Judah gave</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yit·tə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hebron</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶבְר֔וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ḥeḇ·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2275.htm">Strong's 2275: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hebron -- 'association, league', a city in southern Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Caleb,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכָלֵב֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā·lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3612.htm">Strong's 3612: </a> </span><span class="str2">Caleb -- a son of Jephunneh and sent by Moses to spy out the land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who drove out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיּ֣וֹרֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·w·reš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the descendants of] the three</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹשָׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lō·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Anak.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֲנָֽק׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ă·nāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6061.htm">Strong's 6061: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anak -- 'neck', a Canaanite</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/1-20.htm">Judges 1:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/1-20.htm">Judges 1:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/1-20.htm">Judges 1:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/1-20.htm">Judges 1:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/1-20.htm">Judges 1:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/1-20.htm">Judges 1:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/1-20.htm">Judges 1:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/1-20.htm">Judges 1:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/1-20.htm">Judges 1:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/1-20.htm">Judges 1:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/1-20.htm">OT History: Judges 1:20 They gave Hebron to Caleb as Moses (Jd Judg. 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