Judges 1:20
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New International Version (©2011)
As Moses had promised, Hebron was given to Caleb, who drove from it the three sons of Anak.

New Living Translation (©2007)
The town of Hebron was given to Caleb as Moses had promised. And Caleb drove out the people living there, who were descendants of the three sons of Anak.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said. And he drove out from it the three sons of Anak.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had promised; and he drove out from there the three sons of Anak.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, just as Moses had promised. Then Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak who lived there.

International Standard Version (©2012)
They gave Hebron to Caleb, just as Moses had promised, and he drove out the three sons of Anak from there.

NET Bible (©2006)
Caleb received Hebron, just as Moses had promised. He drove out the three Anakites.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
As Moses had promised, Hebron was given to Caleb, who forced out the three sons of Anak.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled from there the three sons of Anak.

American King James Version
And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled there the three sons of Anak.

American Standard Version
And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drove out thence the three sons of Anak.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, who destroyed out of it the three sons of Enac.

Darby Bible Translation
And Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said; and he drove out from it the three sons of Anak.

English Revised Version
And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drave out thence the three sons of Anak.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.

World English Bible
They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drove out there the three sons of Anak.

Young's Literal Translation
And they give to Caleb Hebron, as Moses hath spoken, and he dispossesseth thence the three sons of Anak.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

1:9-20 The Canaanites had iron chariots; but Israel had God on their side, whose chariots are thousands of angels, Ps 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.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 20. - They gave Hebron, etc. Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, the Kenezite, an Edomitish tribe, was one of the spies sent up to spy the land, and in doing so he came to Hebron, and there saw the giants, the sons of Anak (Numbers 13:22). When all the spies brought up an evil report of the land, and by doing so raised a rebellion against Moses and Aaron, Caleb the Kenezite, alone with Joshua, stood firm, and, as a reward of his faithfulness, received the promise that he and his seed should possess the land on which his feet had trodden. Accordingly Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the Kenezite (see Numbers 13, 14; Deuteronomy 1:36; Joshua 14:6-15; Joshua 15:13, 14).

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Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said,.... Which was done in the times of Joshua, both by him and all the people, according to the order of Moses. This is to be understood not of the city which was given to the Levites, but of the fields and parts adjacent, Joshua 14:13,

and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak: whose names are given Judges 1:10; this shows that this refers to the same expedition as in Joshua 15:14; and is expressed in the same manner.

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Additional Cities Captured
…19And the LORD was with Judah; and he drove out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. 20And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled there the three sons of Anak. 21And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. …

Joshua 10:36 Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and attacked it.
Joshua 14:9 So on that day Moses swore to me, 'The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance and that of your children forever, because you have followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly.'
Joshua 14:13 Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.
Joshua 15:14 From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites--Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, the sons of Anak.
Judges 1:10 They advanced against the Canaanites living in Hebron (formerly called Kiriath Arba) and defeated Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai.