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Joshua 15:13–14

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13Now ahe gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion bamong the sons of Judah, according to the 1command of Yahweh to Joshua, namely, 2Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron).

14aAnd Caleb dispossessed from there the three bsons of Anak: Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit mouth
  2. 2Lit the city of Arba

Cross references

  1. aJosh 14:13–15
  2. bNum 13:6
  3. aJosh 11:21, 22
  4. bNum 13:33; Deut 9:2

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

According to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the people of Judah, Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak). And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In accordance with the Lord’s command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion in Judah—Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites—Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, the sons of Anak.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He gave Caleb son of Jephunneh the following portion among the descendants of Judah based on the Lord’s instruction to Joshua: Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron; Arba was the father of Anak). Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.

NLTNew Living Translation

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

According to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, he gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh a plot of ground among the descendants of Judah, Kiriath Arba, which is Hebron (Arba was Anak’s father). Caleb drove out from there three of Anak’s sons, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.

KJV 1900King James Version

And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron. And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.