Judges 3:7-9

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Othniel

⁷The Israelites sinned against the Lord by forgetting him and worshiping idols of Baal and Astarte. ⁸This made the Lord angry, so he let Israel be defeated by King Cushan Rishathaim of northern Syria,^[a] who ruled Israel eight years and made everyone pay taxes. ⁹The Israelites begged the Lord for help, and so he chose Othniel to rescue them. Othniel was the son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz.^[b]

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Footnotes

3.8 northern Syria: The Hebrew text has “Aram-Naharaim,” probably referring to the land around the city of Haran (see Genesis 24.10; 25.20; 28.2,6; 31.18,20; 33.18; 35.23-26; 46.8-15; 48.7).
3.9 Othniel was the son of … Kenaz: See the note at 1.13.