Judges 1:20

Translations

Modern

Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.

Traditional

And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.

Literal

And they gave to Caleb Hebron, as Moses had said, and he dispossessed from there the three sons of Anak.

Latin

Dederuntque Caleb Hebron, sicut dixerat Moyses, qui delevit ex ea tres filios Enac.

Original

Hebrew

English

Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.

Notes

Judges 1:19–20

Even with the Lord's presence, they did not finish the conquest due to iron chariots and disobedience (see Joshua 23:12–13; 24:14).

Judges 1:1–2:5

The first prologue talks about how the tribes did not follow Joshua's farewell instructions (Joshua 23).

Theme notes and profiles

Caleb Oppression of God’s People

Related verses

Judges 1:10
Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
Numbers 14:24
But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his descendants will inherit it.
Joshua 15:13–14
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.)
Deuteronomy 1:36
…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.”
Joshua 14:9–14
On that day Moses swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’
Numbers 13:22
They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
Joshua 21:11–12
They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)

Parallels

Joshua 15:13–19

People

Anak: Ancestor of giant people in Canaan Caleb: Faithful spy, given Hebron as inheritance Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Places

Hebron: An important city in Judah; burial place of patriarchs

Glossary

Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Land Tribe of Dan

Topics

Anakim: Defeated by Caleb Canaanites: Not Expelled Hebron: A City of the Tribe of Judah, South of Jerusalem: Conquest of, by Caleb The Canaanites: Partially Subdued by Israel the Tribe of Judah: First and Most Vigorous in Driving out the Canaanites Tribe of Judah: Commissioned by God to Lead in the Conquest of the Promised Land

Judges 1:20

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