So Abram moved his tents. He went to live near Mamre’s big trees. This was near the city of Hebron. At that place Abram built an altar [78] for worshiping the Lord.
Joshua 10:36 - Easy To Read Version Then Joshua and all the people of Israel traveled from Eglon to Hebron. Then they attacked Hebron. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Joshua with all Israel went up from Eglon to Hebron, and they attacked it American Standard Version (1901) And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it: Common English Bible Joshua along with all Israel went up from Eglon to Hebron and attacked it. Catholic Public Domain Version He also ascended, with all of Israel, from Eglon into Hebron, and he fought against it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He went up also with all Israel from Eglon to Hebron, and fought against it: |
So Abram moved his tents. He went to live near Mamre’s big trees. This was near the city of Hebron. At that place Abram built an altar [78] for worshiping the Lord.
These are the numbers of the men that came to David at the town of Hebron. These men were ready for war. They came to give Saul’s kingdom to David. That is what the Lord said would happen. This is their number:
Zadok was also in that group. He was a brave young soldier. He came with 22 officers from his family.
Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These cities in Judah and Benjamin were made strong.
They entered the country through the Negev [172] and went to Hebron. (The town of Hebron was built seven years before the town of Zoan in Egypt.) Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai lived there. These men were descendants [173] of Anak.
Adoni Zedek, the king of Jerusalem, talked with Hoham, king of Hebron. He also talked with Piram, king of Jarmuth, Japhia, king of Lachish, and Debir, king of Eglon. The king of Jerusalem begged these men,
That day they captured the city and killed all the people in the city. This was the same thing they had done to Lachish.
They captured the city and all the little towns near Hebron. The people of Israel killed every person in the city. No one was left alive there. This was the same thing they did to Eglon. They destroyed the city and killed all the people in it.
So these five Amorite kings joined armies. (The five kings were the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.) Those armies went to Gibeon. The armies surrounded the city and began fighting against it.
The Lord had commanded Joshua to give Caleb son of Jephunneh part of the land in Judah. So Joshua gave Caleb the land God commanded. Joshua gave him the town of Kiriath Arba (Hebron). (Arba was the father of Anak.)
Humtah, Kiriath Arba (Hebron), and Zior. There were nine towns and all the fields around them.
So they gave the city of Hebron to Aaron’s descendants. (Hebron was a city of safety.) They also gave Aaron’s descendants the towns of Libnah,
Then the men of Judah went to fight against the Canaanite people that lived in the city of Hebron. (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba.) The men of Judah defeated the men named Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. [4]
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 [11] to leave that place.