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 Living Translation (NLT)Caleb drove out the three groups of Anakites—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the sons of Anak.

Context of Joshua 15:14

12The west border was the coastline of the Great Sea. This is the boundary of the children of Judah all around according to their families. 13Now to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a share among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, namely, Kirjath Arba, which is Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak). Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak from there: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. 15Then he went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir (formerly the name of Debir was Kirjath Sepher). 16And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.”

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 10:36So Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to Hebron; and they fought against it.
• Joshua 11:21And at that time Joshua came and cut off the Anakim from the mountains: from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.
• Numbers 13:22And they went up through the South and came to Hebron; Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
• Judges 1:10Then Judah went against the Canaanites who dwelt in Hebron. (Now the name of Hebron was formerly Kirjath Arba.) And they killed Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

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

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• Anak
• Caleb
• Ahiman
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• Judah, Tribe of
• Sheshai
• Talmai
• Criticism

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