Judges 1:13

13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, ¹Caleb’s younger brother, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter for a wife.

Judges 1:13 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 1:13

And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took
it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
] (See Gill on Joshua 15:17).

Judges 1:13 In-Context

11 From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher.

12 And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter for a wife. ”

13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter for a wife.

14 When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want? ”

15 She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have set me in the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water. ” And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

Cross References

• 1. 1:13 ch. 3:9