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 also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron with their territories. 19The Lord was with the men of Judah so that they were able to take possession of the mountains. But they could not force out the people living in the valley who had chariots made of iron. As Moses had promised, Hebron was given to Caleb, who forced out the three sons of Anak. 21The men of Benjamin did not force out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem. The Jebusites still live with the tribe of Benjamin in Jerusalem today. 22The descendants of Joseph also went into battle against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.

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 because my servant Caleb has a different attitude and has wholeheartedly followed me, I’ll bring him to the land he already explored. His descendants will possess it.
• Deuteronomy 1:36except Caleb, son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give the land that he set his feet on to him and his descendants, because he wholeheartedly followed the Lord.”
• Joshua 14:9On that day Moses swore this oath: ‘The land your feet walked on will be a permanent inheritance for you and your descendants because you were completely loyal to the Lord my God.’
• Joshua 15:13Joshua gave Caleb, son of Jephunneh, a share of land among the people of Judah as the Lord had told them. It was Kiriath Arba (now called Hebron). Arba was the father of Anak.
• Joshua 21:11They gave them Kiriath Arba (Arba was Anak’s father) and the pastureland around it. This is the city of Hebron located in the mountains of Judah.
• Numbers 1:10Elishama, son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Ephraim; Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, from the tribe of Manasseh; (Ephraim and Manasseh are Joseph’s descendants.)
• Numbers 13:22They went through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai lived. They are descendants of Anak. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

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

• Anakim
• Canaanites
• Hebron
• Judah

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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