Allotment for Caleb

⁶ Now the people of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal,^(A) and Caleb son of Jephunneh^(B) the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God^(C) at Kadesh Barnea^(D) about you and me.^{(E) 7} I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh Barnea^(F) to explore the land.^(G) And I brought him back a report according to my convictions,^{(H) 8} but my fellow Israelites who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt in fear.^(I) I, however, followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.^{(J) 9} So on that day Moses swore to me, ‘The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance^(K) and that of your children^(L) forever, because you have followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.’^[a]

¹⁰ “Now then, just as the Lord promised,^(M) he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved^(N) about in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old!^{(O) 11} I am still as strong^(P) today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous^(Q) to go out to battle now as I was then. ¹² Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day.^(R) You yourself heard then that the Anakites^(S) were there and their cities were large and fortified,^(T) but, the Lord helping me, I will drive them out just as he said.”

¹³ Then Joshua blessed^(U) Caleb son of Jephunneh^(V) and gave him Hebron^(W) as his inheritance.^{(X) 14} So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since, because he followed the Lord, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly.^{(Y) 15} (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba^(Z) after Arba,^(AA) who was the greatest man among the Anakites.)

Then the land had rest^(AB) from war.

¹⁰ They advanced against the Canaanites living in Hebron^(A) (formerly called Kiriath Arba^(B)) and defeated Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai.^{(C) 11} From there they advanced against the people living in Debir^(D) (formerly called Kiriath Sepher).

¹² And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.”

²⁰ As Moses had promised, Hebron^(A) was given to Caleb, who drove from it the three sons of Anak.^(B)