Judges 1:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Judges 1:13

11 ^aFrom there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir was formerly Kirjath Sepher.)

12 ^aThen Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give my daughter Achsah as wife.”

13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, ^aCaleb’s younger brother, took it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah as wife.

14 ^aNow it happened, when she came to him, that¹ she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you wish?”

15 So she said to him, ^a“Give me a blessing; since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water.” And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

16 ^aNow the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up ^bfrom the City of Palms with the children of Judah into the Wilderness of Judah, which lies in the South near ^cArad; ^dand they went and dwelt among the people.

17 ^aAnd Judah went with his brother Simeon, and they attacked the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. So the name of the city was called ^bHormah.

18 Also Judah took ^aGaza with its territory, Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.

Verse Comparison: Judges 1:13

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American Standard Version
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

Amplified® Bible
And Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; and he gave him Achsah, his daughter, as wife.

Contemporary English Version
Caleb's nephew Othniel captured Kiriath-Sepher, so Caleb let him marry Achsah. Othniel was the son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz.

Darby English Version
And Oth'ni-el the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.

Good News Bible
Othniel, the son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz, captured the city, so Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah in marriage.

King James Version
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

New American Standard Bible
Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, captured it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah for a wife.

New International Version
Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.

New King James Version
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah as wife.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, captured it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah for a wife.

Revised Standard Version
And Oth'ni-el the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.

Young's Literal Translation
And Othniel son of Kenaz, younger brother of Caleb, doth capture it, and he giveth to him Achsah his daughter for a wife.

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