They continued on up through the Negev and came to Hebron. There lived Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
Judges 1:20 - Tree of Life Version Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had promised, so he drove out from there the three sons of Anak. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Hebron was given to Caleb as Moses said, and he expelled from there the three sons of Anak. [Josh. 14:6, 9.] American Standard Version (1901) And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drove out thence the three sons of Anak. Common English Bible They gave Hebron to Caleb, just as Moses had commanded, and they drove out from there the three sons of Anak. Catholic Public Domain Version And just as Moses had said, they gave Hebron to Caleb, who destroyed out of it the three sons of Anak. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said: who destroyed out of it the three sons of Enac. |
They continued on up through the Negev and came to Hebron. There lived Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
However, My servant Caleb, because a different spirit is with him and he is wholeheartedly behind Me, I will bring him into the land where he went—his offspring will inherit it.
except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He will see it—yet to him and his children I will give the land that he has walked on, because he has followed Adonai wholeheartedly.’
Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron, and they fought against it.
At that time Joshua went and cut off the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and from the entire hill country of Judah and from the entire hill country of Israel. Joshua put a ban on them with their cities.
Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba, for Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land had rest from war.
Judah then marched against the Canaanites who dwelt in Hebron (the former name of Hebron was Kiriath-arba), and they defeated Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.