Joshua 15:17

And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Othniel	עָתְנִיאֵ֥ל 'a.te.ni.'El	H6274	Othniel · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Kenaz	קְנַ֖ז ke.Naz	H7073	Kenaz · proper noun, a man's name
brother	אֲחִ֣י 'a.Chi	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine singular construct
Caleb	כָלֵ֑ב kha.Lev	H3612	Caleb · proper noun, a man's name
took	וַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֛הּ vai.yil.ke.Dah	H3920	to catch (in a net · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
gave	וַיִּתֶּן vai.yi.ten-	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Achsah	עַכְסָ֥ה 'akh.Sah	H5915	Aksah · proper noun, a woman's name
daughter	בִתּ֖וֹ vi.To	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
wife	לְאִשָּֽׁה le.'i.Shah	H802	a woman · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Judges 1:13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
Judges 3:9 And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othn…
Joshua 14:6 Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing tha…
Judges 3:11 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
Numbers 32:12 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.
1 Chronicles 2:49 She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 15:13-19

The historian seems pleased with every occasion to make mention of Caleb and to do him honour, because he had honoured God in following him fully. Observe, I. The grant Joshua made him of the mountain of Hebron for his inheritance is here repeated (Jos 15:13), and it is said to be given him. 1. According to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua. Though Caleb, in his petition, had made out a very good title to it by promise, yet, because God had ordered Joshua to divide the land by lot, he would not in this one single instance, no, not to gratify his old friend Caleb, do otherwise, without orders from God, whose oracle, it is probable, he consulted upon this occasion. In every doubtful case i…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 15:16

OTHNIEL, FOR HIS VALOR, HAS ACHSAH TO WIFE. (Jos 15:16-20) He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher--This offer was made as an incentive to youthful bravery (see on Sa1 17:25); and the prize was won by Othniel, Caleb's younger brother (Jdg 1:13; Jdg 3:9). This was the occasion of drawing out the latent energies of him who was destined to be the first judge in Israel.

Adam Clarke on Joshua 15:16

Will I give Achsah my daughter - In ancient times fathers assumed an absolute right over their children, especially in disposing of them in marriage; and it was customary for a king or great man to promise his daughter in marriage to him who should take a city, kill an enemy, etc. So Saul promised his daughter in marriage to him who should kill Goliath, Sa1 17:25; and Caleb offers his on this occasion to him who should take Kirjath-sepher. Profane writers furnish many similar examples.

John Gill on Joshua 15:17

And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it,.... The relation of Othniel to Caleb is a little intricate, and, as it is understood, occasions objections to the marriage of Caleb's daughter to him; it seems, at first sight, that he was Caleb's own brother, a younger brother, and so uncle to his daughter, and such marriages were forbidden, Leviticus 18:14. Jarchi thinks he was the brother of Caleb by his mother's side; Kimchi, both by father and mother's side; but not to observe, that besides the word "brother" sometimes signifies only a kinsman, or near relation, and not precisely a brother; it is not Othniel that is called the brother of Caleb, but Kenaz, who was the father of…

Dictionary and topics

Achsah — Anklet, Caleb’s only daughter (1 Chr. 2:49). She was offered in marriage to the man who would lead an attack on the city of Debir, or Kirjath-sepher. This was done by Othniel (q.v.), who accordingly…
Dagon’s house — (1 Sam. 5:2), or Beth-dagon, as elsewhere rendered (Josh. 15: 41; 19:27), was the sanctuary or temple of Dagon. The Beth-dagon of Josh. 15:41 was one of the cities of the tribe of Judah, in the…
Edom — (1.) The name of Esau (q.v.), Gen. 25:30, “Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage [Heb. haadom, haadom, i.e., ‘the red pottage, the red pottage’] ...Therefore was his name called Edom”,…
Hazor — Enclosed; fortified. (1.) A stronghold of the Canaanites in the mountains north of Lake Merom (Josh. 11:1-5). Jabin the king with his allied tribes here encountered Joshua in a great battle. Joshua…
Joshua, Book Of — Named from Joshua the son of Nun, who is the principal character in it. The book may be regarded as consisting of three parts:
Judah, Tribe of — Judah and his three surviving sons went down with Jacob into Egypt (Gen. 46:12; Ex. 1:2). At the time of the Exodus, when we meet with the family of Judah again, they have increased to the number of…
Kenaz — Hunter. (1.) One of the sons of Eliphaz, the son of Esau. He became the chief of an Edomitish tribe (Gen. 36:11, 15, 42). (2.) Caleb’s younger brother, and father of Othniel (Josh. 15:17), whose…
Othniel — Lion of God, the first of the judges. His wife Achsah was the daughter of Caleb (Josh. 15:16, 17; Judg. 1:13). He gained her hand as a reward for his bravery in leading a successful expedition…
Achsah · General references — General references
Anakim, The · Driven from Kirjathsepher or Debir by Othniel — Driven from Kirjathsepher or Debir by Othniel
Debir

Joshua 15:17

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 15:13-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 15:16

Adam Clarke on Joshua 15:16

John Gill on Joshua 15:17

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 15:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 15:13-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 15:16

Adam Clarke on Joshua 15:16

John Gill on Joshua 15:17

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 15:14–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 15:13-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 15:17

Rashi on Joshua 15:17