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, (A)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.

16 And the descendants of the (B)Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah (C)from the city of palms into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the Negeb near (D)Arad, (E)and they went and settled with the people. 17 (F)And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they defeated the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath and devoted it to destruction. So the name of the city was called (G)Hormah.[a] 18 Judah also (H)captured Gaza with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory. 19 (I)And the Lord was with Judah, and he took possession of the (J)hill country, but he could not drive out the inhabitants of the plain because they had (K)chariots of iron. 20 (L)And Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said. And he drove out from it (M)the three sons of Anak.

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  1. Judges 1:17 Hormah means utter destruction

12 And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.” 13 Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.

14 One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him[a] to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?”

15 She replied, “Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.(A)

16 The descendants of Moses’ father-in-law,(B) the Kenite,(C) went up from the City of Palms[b](D) with the people of Judah to live among the inhabitants of the Desert of Judah in the Negev near Arad.(E)

17 Then the men of Judah went with the Simeonites(F) their fellow Israelites and attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and they totally destroyed[c] the city. Therefore it was called Hormah.[d](G) 18 Judah also took[e] Gaza,(H) Ashkelon(I) and Ekron—each city with its territory.

19 The Lord was with(J) the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country,(K) but they were unable to drive the people from the plains, because they had chariots fitted with iron.(L) 20 As Moses had promised, Hebron(M) was given to Caleb, who drove from it the three sons of Anak.(N)

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  1. Judges 1:14 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate Othniel, he urged her
  2. Judges 1:16 That is, Jericho
  3. Judges 1:17 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
  4. Judges 1:17 Hormah means destruction.
  5. Judges 1:18 Hebrew; Septuagint Judah did not take