Judges 1:20

Judges 1:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.
• New International Version (NIV)As Moses had promised, Hebron was given to Caleb, who drove from it the three sons of Anak.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said. And he drove out from it the three sons of Anak.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said. Then he expelled from there the three sons of Anak.

Context of Judges 1:20

18Judah's men also took for themselves the cities of Gaza, Ashkelon and Ekron, as well as the land around those cities. 19The Lord helped the men of Judah so that they took the towns in the hill country for themselves. But they could not win against the people who lived on the lower land near the sea. Those people had iron chariots to help them fight. Caleb received Hebron for his family, as Moses had promised him. Caleb had chased out the three clans of Anak who lived there. 21The men of Benjamin's tribe could not chase out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem. As a result, the Jebusites continue to live in Jerusalem with the people of Benjamin. 22The men of Joseph's tribes attacked Bethel. The Lord helped them to do this.

Judges 1:20 word by word

וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ לְכָלֵב֙ אֶת־חֶבְר֔וֹן כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיּ֣וֹרֶשׁ מִשָּׁ֔ם אֶת־שְׁלֹשָׁ֖ה בְּנֵ֥י הָעֲנָֽק׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchebrôn · HebronH2275
• unto Calebכָּלֵבkâlêb · CalebH3612
• as Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• saidדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• and he expelledיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• thence the threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Anakעֲנָק‛ânâq · AnakH6061

Cross-references for Judges 1:20

• Numbers 14:24But my servant Caleb has thought differently, and he has obeyed me completely. So I will bring him into the land that he explored. It will belong to his descendants.
• Deuteronomy 1:36Only Jephunneh's son Caleb will see it. He has obeyed me faithfully. So I will give to him and to his descendants the land that he walked on.’
• Joshua 14:9So Moses made a promise to me on that day. He said, “The land that your feet have walked on will always belong to you and to your children. That is because you have trusted the Lord your God.”
• Joshua 15:13The 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.
• Joshua 21:11They received Kiriath Arba (or Hebron), with land near to it, in the hill country of Judah. Arba was the father of Anak.
• Numbers 1:10Ephraim (Joseph's son): Elishama, the son of Ammihud. Manasseh (Joseph's son): Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.
• 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.

Commentaries on Judges 1:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20They gave Hebron unto Caleb - See this whole transaction explained Joshua 14:12; (note), etc.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-20Verses 9-20 The Canaanites had iron chariots; but Israel had God on their side, whose chariots are thousands of angels, Psa 68:17. Yet they suffered their fears to prevail against their faith. About Caleb we read in Jos 15:16-19. The Kenites had settled in the land. Israel let them fix where they pleased, being a quiet, contented people. They that molested none, were molested by none. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20Even with the Lord's presence, they did not finish the conquest due to iron chariots and disobedience (see Joshua 23:12–13; 24:14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2917-29. And Judah went with Simeon his brother--The course of the narrative is here resumed from Jud 1:9, and an account given of Judah returning the services of Simeon (Jud 1:3), by aiding in the prosecution of the war within the neighboring tribes. slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath--or Zephathah (2Ch 14:10), a valley lying in the southern portion of Canaan. Hormah--destroyed in fulfilment of an early vow of the Israelites (see on Nu 21:2). The…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 1:20

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Commentaries on Judges 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings