Josué 15:16

16 Y dijo Caleb: Al que hiriere a Quiriat-sefer, y la tomare, yo le daré a mi hija Acsa por mujer

Josué 15:16 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 15:16

And Caleb said, he that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it,
&c.] Which he ordered to be proclaimed through the army that was under his command; and which was done not so much on the account of the difficulty of taking the place, through the number of the inhabitants of it, and its fortifications, which it seems had fallen again into the hands of the Canaanites, since it was taken by Joshua; nor through inactivity, diffidence, and timorousness in himself; but that others, who were officers, and men of valour under him, might gather some laurels as well as himself; and chiefly being under a divine impulse, he ordered this declaration to be made, whereby his brother Othniel, who was to be a judge in Israel, might appear a great man, and fit for such an office; and as an encouragement, he promises as follows:

to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife;
and to be married into the family of the chief prince of the tribe of Judah was a very great honour, as well as no doubt a very large dowry might be expected, and was given with her, and very probably the city of Debir was promised that should be taken. This Achsah seems to be a daughter of Caleb by a concubine, ( 1 Chronicles 2:48 1 Chronicles 2:49 ) .

Josué 15:16 In-Context

14 Y Caleb echó de allí a los tres hijos de Anac, a Sesai, Ahimán, y Talmai, hijos de Anac

15 De aquí subió a los que moraban en Debir; y el nombre de Debir era antes Quiriat-sefer

16 Y dijo Caleb: Al que hiriere a Quiriat-sefer, y la tomare, yo le daré a mi hija Acsa por mujer

17 Y la tomó Otoniel, hijo de Cenaz, hermano de Caleb; y él le dio por mujer a su hija Acsa

18 Y aconteció que cuando la llevaba, él la persuadió que pidiera a su padre tierras para labrar. Ella entonces se apeó del asno. Y Caleb le dijo: ¿Qué tienes