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Judges 1:12 KJV
Judges · chapter 1 · verse 12
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.Judges 1:12 · King James Version
Judges 1:12 in context
10And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
11And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher:
12And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
13And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
14And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt 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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We have here a further account of that glorious and successful campaign which Judah and Simeon made. 1. The lot of Judah was pretty well cleared of the Canaanites, yet not thoroughly.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-20