So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
Parallel translations
- WEB Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.
- KJV And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
- NKJV So Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.
- NASB Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it; so he gave him Achsah his daughter as a wife.
- NLT Othniel, the son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz, was the one who conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel’s wife.
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Othniel, Caleb's relative, takes the city and wins Achsah as his wife. A new faithful leader steps forward.
Overview
Othniel here proves his courage and would later become Israel's first judge, delivering the nation in the Lord's power (Judges 3:9-11). His victory at Debir marks him out as a man of faith like Caleb. God raises up deliverers from among the faithful, pointing forward to the ultimate Deliverer, Jesus Christ.
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- Judg 3:9But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.
- Judg 1:13So Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
- Josh 14:6Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.
- Judg 3:11So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
- Num 32:12not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’
- 1 Chr 2:49She was also the mother of Shaaph father of Madmannah, and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
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