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Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb`s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.
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Commentators explain that this account of Othniel conquering a city to win Caleb's daughter, Achsah, is also recorded in Joshua 15:17. Its repetition underscores the event's importance, acting as a bridge from the conquest under Joshua to the era of the Judges and establishing Othniel's credentials as a valiant leader.
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19th Century
Anglican
Othniel.Joshua 15:15–17. It is added here that he was Caleb’s younger brother. (See Judges 3:9.) The Hebrew may mean e…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife . ] (See …
Presbyterian
The Canaanites had iron chariots; but Israel had God on their side, whose chariots are thousands of angels, Psalms 68:17. Yet they suffe…
