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Joshua 15:16 KJV
Joshua · chapter 15 · verse 16
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.Joshua 15:16 · King James Version
Joshua 15:16 in context
14And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
15And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.
16And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
17And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
18And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- KirjathsepherQiryath ÇannâhKirjath-Sannah or Kirjath-Sepher, a place in PalestineH7158 →
- daughterbatha daughterH1323 →
- smitethnâkâhto strikeH5221 →
- takethlâkadto catchH3920 →
- AchsahʻAkçâhAksah, an IsraelitessH5915 →
- CalebKâlêbCaleb, the name of three IsraelitesH3612 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-19