Othniel
The first of the judges, a younger kinsman of Caleb, who captured Kiriath-sepher and won Caleb's daughter Achsah as his wife — she asked her father for springs of water to go with the dry land of the Negev. When Israel served the king of Aram Naharaim for eight years, the Spirit of the Lord came upon Othniel and he went to war, prevailed, and the land had rest for forty years.
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JoshuaJudges1 ChroniclesOthniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.
Joshua 15:17
Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it, so he gave him Achsah his daughter as his wife.
Judges 1:13
When 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.
Judges 3:9 — The first judge
The land had rest forty years, then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
Judges 3:11
The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath.
1 Chronicles 4:13
The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
1 Chronicles 27:15
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
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