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Selected Verse: Joshua 15:14 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jos 15:14 |
King James |
And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| 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. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| See the marginal references. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Drove thence - That is, from the said territory, from their caves and forts in it. These giants having either recovered their cities, or defended themselves in the mountains. Three sons of Anak - Either the same who are mentioned, Num 13:33, and so they were long - lived men, such as mainly were in those times and places: or their sons, called by their father's names, which is very usual. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| The three sons of Anak - See on Jos 14:15 (note). |
33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
15 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.