KJV ORIGINAL
And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak from there: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, who were descendants of Anak.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows Caleb successfully removing three giant warriors from the land God had promised to give him.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred during Israel's conquest of the Promised Land under Joshua's leadership. The sons of Anak were giants who had terrified the Israelite spies forty years earlier, causing an entire generation to refuse to enter the land. Caleb, now around 85 years old, was fulfilling his request to conquer the hill country where these feared giants lived.
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