Judges 3:7-9

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Othniel, the First Judge

⁷ The Lord saw that the Israelites did evil things. They forgot about the Lord their God and served the false gods Baal and Asherah. ⁸ The Lord was angry with the Israelites, so he allowed King Cushan Rishathaim of Aram Naharaim^[a] to defeat the Israelites and to rule over them. The Israelites were under that king’s rule for eight years. ⁹ But the Israelites cried to the Lord for help, and the Lord sent a man named Othniel to save them. He was the son of Kenaz, who was Caleb’s younger brother. Othniel saved the Israelites.