Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it; so he gave him Achsah his daughter as a wife.
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.
- BSB So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
- NKJV So Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as 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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Cross-references · 6
- Judg 3:9When the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
- Judg 1:13Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it, so he gave him Achsah his daughter as his wife.
- Josh 14:6Then the children of Judah came near to Joshua in Gilgal. Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know the thing that Yahweh spoke to Moses the man of God concerning me and concerning you in Kadesh Barnea.
- Judg 3:11The land had rest forty years, then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
- Num 32:12except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; because they have followed Yahweh completely.’
- 1 Chr 2:49She bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena, and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
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