At this time Joshua went and destroyed the race of giants called the Anakim who lived in the hill country---in Hebron, Debir, Anab, and in all the hill country of Judah and Israel. Joshua completely destroyed them and their cities.

None of the Anakim were left in the land of Israel; a few, however, were left in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.

But the people who live there are powerful, and their cities are very large and well fortified. Even worse, we saw the descendants of the giants there.

and we even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. We felt as small as grasshoppers, and that is how we must have looked to them."

If the LORD is pleased with us, he will take us there and give us that rich and fertile land.

Do not rebel against the LORD and don't be afraid of the people who live there. We will conquer them easily. The LORD is with us and has defeated the gods who protected them; so don't be afraid."

The LORD said to Moses, "Do not be afraid of him. I will give you victory over him, all his people, and his land. Do to him what you did to Sihon, the Amorite king who ruled at Heshbon."

Jonathan said to the young man, "Let's cross over to the camp of those heathen Philistines. Maybe the LORD will help us; if he does, nothing can keep him from giving us the victory, no matter how few of us there are."

Asa prayed to the LORD his God, "O LORD, you can help a weak army as easily as a powerful one. Help us now, O LORD our God, because we are relying on you, and in your name we have come out to fight against this huge army. LORD, you are our God; no one can hope to defeat you."

He is the God who makes me strong, who makes my pathway safe.

He trains me for battle, so that I can use the strongest bow.

The LORD is my light and my salvation; I will fear no one. The LORD protects me from all danger; I will never be afraid.

Even if a whole army surrounds me, I will not be afraid; even if enemies attack me, I will still trust God.

Your people did not conquer the land with their swords; they did not win it by their own power; it was by your power and your strength, by the assurance of your presence, which showed that you loved them.

With God on our side we will win; he will defeat our enemies.

Many enemies were around me; but I destroyed them by the power of the LORD!

They swarmed around me like bees, but they burned out as quickly as a brush fire; by the power of the LORD I destroyed them.

In view of all this, what can we say? If God is for us, who can be against us?

I have the strength to face all conditions by the power that Christ gives me.

Through faith they fought whole countries and won. They did what was right and received what God had promised. They shut the mouths of lions,

Caleb drove the descendants of Anak out of the city---the clans of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

As Moses had commanded, Hebron was given to Caleb, who drove out of the city the three clans descended from Anak.