Judges 1:11-13

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¹¹From Hebron, Judah's army went to attack Debir, which at that time was called Kiriath-Sepher. ¹²Caleb^[a] told his troops, “The man who captures Kiriath-Sepher can marry my daughter Achsah.”

¹³Caleb's nephew Othniel captured Kiriath-Sepher, so Caleb let him marry Achsah. Othniel was the son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz.^[b]

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1.12 Caleb: One of the leaders of Judah; see Joshua 14.6-14 and Numbers 13.6,30; 14.6,10, 20-24. For verses 12-15, see Joshua 15.13-19.
1.13 Othniel was the son of … Kenaz: Or “Othniel and Caleb both belonged to the Kenaz clan, but Othniel was younger than Caleb.”