No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.
Parallel translations
- WEB There were none of the Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel. Only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did some remain.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV None of the Anakim were left in the land of the children of Israel; they remained only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod.
- NASB There were no Anakim left in the land of the sons of Israel; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod some remained.
- NLT None of the descendants of Anak were left in all the land of Israel, though some still remained in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.
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No Anakim remained in Israel's land except in the Philistine cities of Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod. A remnant survived in the coastal region.
Overview
The Anakim are wiped out within Israel's territory, though some linger in Philistine strongholds. This note quietly anticipates later conflict, including Goliath of Gath (1 Samuel 17). The surviving remnant reminds readers that not every enemy was yet fully subdued.
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- 1 Sam 17:4Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,
- Josh 15:46from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, along with their villages;
- 1 Chr 18:1Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.
- Judg 3:3the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
- 1 Kgs 2:39After three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in Gath.”
- 2 Chr 26:6Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.
- 1 Chr 8:13and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families of the inhabitants of Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).
- 1 Chr 29:4–8three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,
- 2 Sam 21:16–22Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David.
- 1 Sam 5:1After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,
- Isa 20:1Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,
- Neh 13:23–24In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
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