Acts 13:19

Acts 13:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
• New International Version (NIV)and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan, giving their land to his people as their inheritance.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed their land to them by allotment.

Context of Acts 13:19

17The God of the people of Israel chose our ancestors and made them a strong nation while they lived as foreigners in Egypt. He used his powerful arm to bring them out of Egypt, 18and he put up with them for about forty years in the desert. Then he destroyed seven nations in Canaan and gave their land to his people as an inheritance. 20He did all this in about four hundred and fifty years. “After that he gave his people judges until the time of the prophet Samuel. 21“Then the people demanded a king, so God gave them Saul, son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin. After forty years

Acts 13:19 word by word

καὶ καθελὼν ἔθνη ἑπτὰ ἐν γῇ Χανάαν κατεκληρονόμησεν τὴν γῆν αὐτῶνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when he had destroyedκαθαιρέωkathaireō · to take downG2507
• sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033
• nationsἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the landγῆgē · earth: countryG1093
• of ChanaanΧαναάνChanaan · CanaanG5477
• he dividedκατακληροδοτέωkataklērodoteō · to distributeG2624
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• landὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Acts 13:19

• Acts 7:45After our ancestors received the tent, they brought it into this land. They did this with Joshua’s help when they took possession of the land from the nations that God forced out of our ancestors’ way. This tent remained here until the time of David,
• Deuteronomy 7:1The Lord your God will bring you to the land you’re about to enter and take possession of. He will force many nations out of your way: the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—seven nations larger and more powerful than you.
• Joshua 24:11“Then you crossed the Jordan River and came to Jericho. The citizens of Jericho, the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites fought you. But I handed them over to you.
• Nehemiah 9:24Their children took possession of the land. You defeated for them the Canaanites, who lived in the land. You handed the Canaanite kings and their people over to them to do whatever they wanted with the Canaanites.
• Psalms 78:55He forced nations out of their way and gave them the land of the nations as their inheritance. He settled the tribes of Israel in their own tents.
• Genesis 12:5Abram set out for Canaan. He took along his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions they had accumulated and the servants they had acquired in Haran.
• Genesis 17:8I am also giving this land where you are living—all of Canaan—to you and your descendants as your permanent possession. And I will be your God.”
• Psalms 135:11King Sihon of the Amorites, King Og of Bashan, and all the kingdoms in Canaan.
• Numbers 26:53“The land these people will possess must be divided using the list of names ⌞from the census⌟.
• Joshua 14:1This is the land that the people of Israel inherited in Canaan. The priest Eleazar, Joshua (son of Nun), and the heads of Israel’s tribes distributed it to the people.
• Joshua 18:10So Joshua drew lots for them in the presence of the Lord in Shiloh. There Joshua divided the land among the tribes of Israel.
• Joshua 23:4I have given you the territory of the nations that still remain as an inheritance for your tribes. This includes the territory of all the nations I have already destroyed from the Jordan River westward to the Mediterranean Sea.

Commentaries on Acts 13:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Destroyed seven nations - The Canaanites, Hittites, Girgasites, Amorites, Hivites, Peresites, and Jebusites. The rabbins frequently call them אומות שבעה Shebaah Omoth, the Seven Nations.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19And when he had destroyed - Subdued, cast out, or extirpated them as nations. It does not mean that all were put to death, for many of them were left in the land; but that they were subdued as nations, they were broken up and overcome, Deuteronomy 7:1, “And hath cast out many nations before them,” etc. Seven nations - The Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, Deuteronomy 7:1; Joshua 3:10…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-31Verses 14-31 When we come together to worship God, we must do it, not only by prayer and praise, but by the reading and hearing of the word of God. The bare reading of the Scriptures in public assemblies is not enough; they should be expounded, and the people exhorted out of them. This is helping people in doing that which is necessary to make the word profitable, to apply it to themselves. Every thing is touched upon in this sermon, which might best…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-22To establish common ground with his audience, Paul traced Jewish history starting from the Israelite exodus from Egypt. He emphasized: the Israelites' escape from Egyptian slavery, their settlement in Canaan, the establishment of the kingdom of Israel, the removal of King Saul, and the special role of King David.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2218-22. forty years suffered he their manners--rather, according to what appears the true reading, "cherished he them" (as a nurse the infant in her bosom).Read the comment

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• Acts of the Apostles
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• Chronology of the Old Testament

Commentaries on Acts 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings