15 occurrences in 12 translations

'Drove' in the Bible

And Jehovah was with Judah; and drove out the inhabitants of the hill-country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

Verse ConceptsChariotsIronWarfare, Examples OfNot Driving Them OutIron ObjectsGod Has Been With YouUnable To Expel

Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, just as Moses had promised. Then Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak who lived there.

Verse ConceptsThree ChildrenGiants

When Israel became stronger, they made the Canaanites serve as forced labor but never drove them out completely.

Verse ConceptsSlavery, In OtWarfare, Examples OfForced Labour

And Ephraim drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

Verse ConceptsTribes Of Israel

Zebulun drove not out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became subject to taskwork.

Verse ConceptsLiving TogetherForced Labour

Asher drove not out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob;

Naphtali drove not out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became subject to taskwork.

Verse ConceptsLiving TogetherForced Labour

Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and drove it into Eglon's belly.

Verse ConceptsMurderStomachsThighsOther Right Parts

While he was sleeping from exhaustion, Heber’s wife Jael took a tent peg, grabbed a hammer, and went silently to Sisera. She hammered the peg into his temple and drove it into the ground, and he died.

Verse ConceptsTentsTirednessHammersNailsPegsSharp ToolsTired In FlightKilling Named Individuals

Her left hand reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workmen's hammer. She "hammered" Sisera, she shattered his skull, she smashed his head, she drove the tent peg through his temple.

Verse ConceptsHeadsHandsPegsSharp ToolsKilling Named Individuals

I delivered you from the power of Egypt and the power of all who oppressed you. I drove them out before you and gave you their land.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, God's attitude toGod Gave The Land

Abimelech stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers from Shechem.

Gilead’s wife bore him sons, and when they grew up, they drove Jephthah out and said to him, “You will have no inheritance in our father’s house, because you are the son of another woman.”

Verse ConceptsHalf brothers

But Jephthah replied to the elders of Gilead, "Weren't you the ones who hated me and drove me out of my father's house? And you come to me now that you're in trouble?"

Verse ConceptsHatredDistressHating IndividualsHalf brothers

Since now the Lord, the God of Israel, drove out the Amorites from before His people Israel, are you then to possess it?

Verse ConceptsThe Lord Drove Them Out

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