Joshua 15:14

Joshua 15:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
• New International Version (NIV)From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites—Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, the sons of Anak.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak from there: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

Context of Joshua 15:14

12The west border of Judah's land was the Mediterranean Sea. Those were the borders of the land which Judah's tribe and its clans received. 13The Lord had told Joshua to give Kiriath Arba to Caleb, Jephunneh's son. That was the part of Judah's land that Caleb received. Arba was the father of Anak. Kiriath Arba was now called Hebron. Caleb chased out the three sons of Anak from Hebron. Their names were Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai. 15From there he went to attack the people of Debir. (Debir had been called Kiriath Sepher). 16Caleb said, ‘If a brave man attacks and takes Kiriath Sepher, he can marry my daughter, Acsah.’

Joshua 15:14 word by word

וַיֹּ֤רֶשׁ מִשָּׁם֙ כָּלֵ֔ב אֶת־שְׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י הָעֲנָ֑ק אֶת־שֵׁשַׁ֤י וְאֶת־אֲחִימַן֙ וְאֶת־תַּלְמַ֔י יְלִידֵ֖י הָעֲנָֽק׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Calebכָּלֵבkâlêb · CalebH3612
• droveיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• thence the threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Anakעֲנָק‛ânâq · AnakH6061
• Sheshaiשֵׁשַׁיshêshay · SheshaiH8344
• and Ahimanאֲחִימַן'ăchîyman 'ăchîymân · AhimanH289
• and Talmaiתַּלְמַיtalmay · TalmaiH8526
• the childrenיָלִידyâlîyd · bornH3211

Cross-references for Joshua 15:14

• Joshua 10:36After this, Joshua and all the Israelite army marched up from Eglon to Hebron. They attacked Hebron city.
• Joshua 11:21During that time, Joshua went to fight against the Anakites, who lived in the hill country. They lived in Hebron, Debir and Anab, and among the hills of Judah and Israel. Joshua destroyed them all, and all their towns.
• Numbers 13:22When they had gone up through the Negev desert in the south of the land, they arrived at Hebron. That was where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were living. They had built Hebron seven years before the Egyptians built Zoan.
• Judges 1:10They attacked the people who lived in Hebron. They won the fight against the clans of Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai. Hebron was called Kiriath Arba at that time.

Commentaries on Joshua 15:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The three sons of Anak - See on Joshua 14:15; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14See the marginal references.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-19Verses 13-19 Achsah obtained some land by Caleb's free grant. He gave her a south land. Land indeed, but a south land, dry and apt to be parched. She obtained more, on her request, and he gave the upper and the nether springs. Those who understand it but of one field, watered both with the rain of heaven, and the springs that issued out of the earth, countenance the allusion commonly made to this, when we pray for spiritual and heavenly blessings which…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-63The description of Judah's allotment of tribes is more detailed than that of the other tribes. The failures of Judah's older brothers positioned him to lead (Genesis 34:25–31; 35:22). As a result, the tribe of Judah received a central location among the tribes, guaranteeing its leadership in the nation (Genesis 49:8–12; Deuteronomy 33:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. drove thence the three sons of Anak--rather three chiefs of the Anakim race. This exploit is recorded to the honor of Caleb, as the success of it was the reward of his trust in God.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 15:14

• Ahiman
• Anak
• Anakim
• Caleb
• Sheshai
• Talmai

In the dictionaries

• Anak
• Caleb
• Anak, Anakites
• Ahiman
• Anakim
• Giants
• Joktheel
• Judah, Tribe of
• Sheshai
• Talmai

Commentaries on Joshua 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings