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New Living Translation

Joshua 15:14

Caleb drove out the three groups of Anakites—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the sons of Anak.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ahiman;   Anak;   Anakim;   Caleb;   Sheshai;   Talmai;   Thompson Chain Reference - Anakim;   Caleb;   Giants;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Anakim, the;   Tribes of Israel, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Anak, Plural Anakim;   Caleb;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Judges, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ahiman;   Anakim;   Caleb;   Giants;   Judah, Tribe of;   Sheshai;   Talmai;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Anakim;   Caleb;   Joshua, the Book of;   Judges, the Book of;   Sheshai;   Talmai;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Joshua, the Book of;   Kiriath-Arba;   Sheshai;   Talmai;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ahiman;   Anak, Anakim;   Hebron;   Israel;   Joshua;   Sheshai;   Talmai;   Zin;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahiman ;   Anak, Anakim ;   Caleb;   Sheshai ;   Talmai ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Hebron;   Judah territory of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - An'akim;   He'bron;   Josh'ua, Book of;   Tal'ma-I;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Anak;   Caleb;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ahiman;   Anakim;   Caleb;   Hebron (1);   Joshua, Book of;   Judah, Territory of;   Sheshai;   Talmai;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Anakim;   Caleb;   Calebites;   Judah, Tribe of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.
Hebrew Names Version
Kalev drove out there the three sons of `Anak: Sheshai, and Achiman, and Talmai, the children of `Anak.
King James Version
And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Lexham English Bible
Caleb drove out from there three of Anak's sons, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.
English Standard Version
And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.
New Century Version
Caleb forced out the three Anakite families living in Hebron: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.
New English Translation
Caleb drove out from there three Anakites—Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.
Amplified Bible
So Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak.
New American Standard Bible
And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Caleb droue thence three sonnes of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, & Talmai, the sonnes of Anak.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Caleb dispossessed from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Contemporary English Version
Caleb attacked Hebron and forced the three Anakim clans of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai to leave.
Complete Jewish Bible
Kalev expelled from there three descendants of ‘Anak — Sheshai, Achiman and Talmai, children of ‘Anak.
Darby Translation
And thence Caleb dispossessed the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, who were born of Anak.
Easy-to-Read Version
Caleb forced the three Anakite families living in Hebron to leave there. Those families were Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. They were from the family of Anak.
George Lamsa Translation
And Caleb slew there the three descendants of giants, Sheshai and Ahiman and Tholmai, the descendants of the giants.
Good News Translation
Caleb drove the descendants of Anak out of the city—the clans of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
Literal Translation
And Caleb dispossessed from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the sons of Anak.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Caleb droue from thence the thre sonnes of Enak, Sesai, Ahiman, and Thalmas begotten of Enak.
American Standard Version
And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Bible in Basic English
And the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak, were forced out from there by Caleb.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Caleb droue thence the three sonnes of Enac, Sesai, and Ahiman, and Thalmai, which were the sonnes of Enac.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
King James Version (1611)
And Caleb droue thence the three sonnes of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Chaleb the son of Jephone destroyed thence the three sons of Enac, Susi, and Tholami, and Achima.
English Revised Version
And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Berean Standard Bible
And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak-the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Caleph dide awei fro it thre sones of Enach, Sisai, and Achyman, and Tholmai, of the generacioun of Enach.
Young's Literal Translation
And Caleb is dispossessing thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, children of Anak,
Update Bible Version
And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
World English Bible
Caleb drove out there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
New King James Version
Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak from there: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
New Life Bible
Caleb drove away from there the three sons of Anak. The children of Anak were Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai.
New Revised Standard
And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Caleb dispossessed from thence, the three sons of Anak, - Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Caleb destroyed out of it the three sons of Enac, Sesai and Ahiman, and Tholmai of the race of Enac.
Revised Standard Version
And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, She'shai and Ahi'man and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.
THE MESSAGE
Caleb drove out three Anakim from Hebron: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, all descendants of Anak. He marched up from there against the people of Debir. Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak.

Contextual Overview

13 The Lord commanded Joshua to assign some of Judah's territory to Caleb son of Jephunneh. So Caleb was given the town of Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), which had been named after Anak's ancestor. 14 Caleb drove out the three groups of Anakites—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the sons of Anak. 15 From there he went to fight against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher). 16 Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher." 17 Othniel, the son of Caleb's brother Kenaz, was the one who conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel's wife. 18 When Acsah married Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. As she got down off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What's the matter?" 19 She said, "Give me another gift. You have already given me land in the Negev; now please give me springs of water, too." So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Joshua 10:36, Joshua 10:37, Joshua 11:21, Numbers 13:22, Numbers 13:23, Judges 1:10, Judges 1:20

Reciprocal: Numbers 13:28 - saw the Deuteronomy 1:28 - we have seen Joshua 14:12 - I shall Joshua 21:11 - the city of Arba Joshua 23:9 - no man

Cross-References

Genesis 15:1
Some time later, the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, "Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great."
Genesis 15:2
But Abram replied, "O Sovereign Lord , what good are all your blessings when I don't even have a son? Since you've given me no children, Eliezer of Damascus, a servant in my household, will inherit all my wealth.
Genesis 15:4
Then the Lord said to him, "No, your servant will not be your heir, for you will have a son of your own who will be your heir."
Genesis 15:5
Then the Lord took Abram outside and said to him, "Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That's how many descendants you will have!"
Genesis 15:6
And Abram believed the Lord , and the Lord counted him as righteous because of his faith.
Genesis 15:7
Then the Lord told him, "I am the Lord who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as your possession."
Genesis 15:9
The Lord told him, "Bring me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon."
Genesis 15:11
Some vultures swooped down to eat the carcasses, but Abram chased them away.
Genesis 15:14
But I will punish the nation that enslaves them, and in the end they will come away with great wealth.
Genesis 15:18
So the Lord made a covenant with Abram that day and said, "I have given this land to your descendants, all the way from the border of Egypt to the great Euphrates River—

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak,.... Some think this was after the death of Joshua, and is here inserted by some other person divinely inspired, and thoroughly acquainted with this fact, that the gift and the possession of this place might appear in one view; but it rather seems to be done before:

Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak; the very same giants Caleb saw at Hebron, when he was sent a spy into the land,

Numbers 13:22; for these may as well be supposed to have lived to this time as himself, unless it can be thought that they were the sons of those men, called by their fathers' names; and though they were driven out when Joshua took Hebron, yet while he was engaged in making other conquests, or however before he died, they regained the possession of that city, and of the parts adjacent to it, from whence Caleb, with the help of his tribe, expelled them, conquered, and slew them, Judges 1:10.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the marginal references.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 15:14. The three sons of AnakJoshua 14:15.


 
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