There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.
None of the giant Anakite people were left in the land that belonged to the Israelites. They only survived in the cities of Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.
This verse is saying that Joshua's conquest was so complete that the fearsome giant warriors were completely driven out of Israel's territory, surviving only in distant Philistine cities.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Joshua, the Israelites were conquering the Promised Land under Joshua's leadership, as God had commanded to fulfill the promises made to their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The Anakims, a group of tall and formidable people descended from Anak, were among the Canaanite inhabitants that the Israelites defeated in their military campaigns. However, this verse notes that remnants of the Anakims survived specifically in the Philistine-controlled cities of Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod, showing that the conquest was not absolute in every region.
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