Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said.
Give me this mountain - this highland region.
For thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there. The report of the spies who tried to kindle the flame of sedition and discontent related chiefly to the people and condition of this mountain district; and hence, it was promised as the reward of Caleb's truth, piety, and faithfulness. The Anakim were a branch of the Rephaim race (see the note at Numbers 13:33; Deuteronomy 2:10-11; also Joshua 9:1; Joshua 9:4), formidable from their gigantic stature and warlike propensities.
And that the cities were great and fenced. Massive fragments of stone are still lying the neighhourhood of Hebron, supposed to be Anakim ruins, and giving an idea of what the walls of the ancient city must have been.