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NETWhen Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, captured it, Caleb gave Acsah his daughter to him as a wife.
LSVAnd Othniel son of Kenaz, brother of Caleb, captures it, and he gives his daughter Achsah to him for a wife.
FBVOthniel, son of Kenaz, brother of Caleb, captured the town so Caleb gave him his daughter Acsah to marry.
T4TOthniel, the son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz, captured the city. So Caleb gave his daughter to him.
LEBOthniel son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it, and he gave to him Acsah his daughter as a wife.
BBEAnd Othniel, the son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, took it: so he gave him his daughter Achsah for his wife.
MoffOthniel, the son of Caleb’s brother Kénaz, captured it. So Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah in marriage.
JPSAnd Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
ASVAnd Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
DRAAnd Othoniel the son of Cenez, the younger brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Axa his daughter to wife.
YLTAnd Othniel son of Kenaz, brother of Caleb, doth capture it, and he giveth to him Achsah his daughter for a wife.
DrbyAnd Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.
RVAnd Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
WbstrAnd Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter for a wife.
KJB-1769And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
KJB-1611And Othniel the sonne of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, tooke it: and hee gaue him Achsah his daughter to wife. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
BshpsAnd Othniel, the sonne of Kenez, the brother of Caleb toke it: And he gaue him Acsah his daughter to wife. (And Othniel, the son of Kenez, the brother of Caleb took it: And he gave him Acsah his daughter to wife.)
GnvaAnd Othniel, the sonne of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb tooke it: and he gaue him Achsah his daughter to wife. (And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. )
CvdlThen Athniel the sonne of Kenas the brother of Caleb wanne it: and he gaue him his doughter Achsa to wife. (Then Athniel the son of Kenas the brother of Caleb wanne it: and he gave him his daughter Achsa to wife.)
WyclAnd Othynyel, sone of Ceneth, the yongere brother of Caleph, took that citee; and Caleph yaf Axa, his douytir, wijf to hym. (And Othynyel, son of Ceneth, the yongere brother of Caleph, took that city; and Caleph gave Axa, his douytir, wife to him.)
LuthDa gewann sie Athniel, der Sohn Kenas, des Bruders Kalebs; und er gab ihm seine Tochter Achsa zum Weibe. (So won they/she/them Athniel, the/of_the son Kenas, the brothers Kalebs; and he gave him his Tochter Achsa for_the Weibe.)
ClVgCepitque eam Othoniel filius Cenez frater Caleb junior: deditque ei Axam filiam suam uxorem. (Cepitque her Othoniel son Cenez frater Caleb yunior: he_gaveque to_him Axam daughterm his_own wife. )
After the Israelites had conquered portions of the Promised Land and Joshua had grown old, the Lord directed him to divide the rest of the land among the tribes of Israel as their inheritance (Joshua 13-20). The eastern tribes had already been allotted their land under Moses’ leadership (Numbers 32), but they continued to help the other tribes drive out the Canaanites from land west of the Jordan River. The Lord also instructed the Israelites to designate several cities of refuge, where someone could flee for protection from an avenger if they accidentally killed someone (Numbers 35; Joshua 20).
Othniel Rescues Israel
Joshua 15:13-19; Judges 1:11-15; 3:8-11
Though Scripture affords Othniel son of Kenaz a mere six verses to detail his accomplishments, the significance of what he accomplished should not be underestimated. Othniel is first mentioned during the initial conquest of the land, and it is noted that he was the son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Joshua. As the Israelites were seeking to capture Kiriath-sepher (later renamed Debir), Caleb offered the reward of his daughter Achsah (Othniel’s cousin) as a wife for whoever could take the town. Othniel took the town and received Achsah as his wife, and Caleb also granted him the nearby springs. After this, the writer of Judges recounts how the Israelites lived among the pagan inhabitants of the land, intermarried with them, and worshiped their gods. Therefore the Lord became angry with them, and he allowed them to be dominated by King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram-naharaim, who ruled over most of northwest Mesopotamia. This was the same land where Abraham lived before journeying on to Canaan (Genesis 11:27-31; also see “The World of the Patriarchs” map), the homeland of Isaac’s wife Rebekah (Genesis 24:10), the land to which Jacob fled to escape the wrath of his twin brother Esau (Genesis 28; also see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map), and the homeland of Balaam son of Beor (Numbers 22:4-5; also see “Balaam Blesses Israel” map). As the first judge of Israel, Othniel led Israel from about 1374-1334 B.C., so it is likely that the kingdom of Cushan-rishathaim was the Mitanni kingdom, which ruled Aram-naharaim from about 1600-1260 B.C. If this is true, it is likely that Cushan-rishathaim was Eriba-Adad I, who ruled Mitanni from about 1390–1366 B.C. The name Cushan-rishathaim, meaning “Cush of the two wickednesses,” may have been an intentional corruption in Hebrew of an otherwise unknown name of Eriba-Adad I. By Othniel’s time, the Mitanni kingdom was beginning a period of decline, so their oppression of the newly established Israelite tribes may have been an attempt to reestablish their dominance throughout the region. Scripture succinctly notes that “the spirit of the Lord came upon [Othniel],” and he waged war against Cushan-rishathaim and defeated him, and the land of Israel had rest for forty years (Judges 3:10-11). Othniel’s bravery during this early period of Israel’s settlement in Canaan ultimately led the nation to victory and survival during a very vulnerable period of their history. And although the Mitanni kingdom continued to rule Aram-naharaim for another century, Othniel’s actions undoubtedly contributed to its continued decline and eventual collapse.
