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His name was Othniel, the son of Caleb’s younger brother, Kenaz. <a href="/esv/judges/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> But when the people of Israel cried out to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for the people of Israel, who saved them, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. <a href="/bsb/judges/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them. <a href="/kjv/judges/3.htm">King James Bible</a> And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. <a href="/nkjv/judges/3.htm">New King James Version</a> When the children of Israel cried out to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for the children of Israel, who delivered them: Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. <a href="/nasb_/judges/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But the sons of Israel cried out to the LORD, and the LORD raised up a deliverer for the sons of Israel to set them free, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. <a href="/nasb/judges/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> When the sons of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for the sons of Israel to deliver them, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb&#8217s younger brother. <a href="/nasb77/judges/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And when the sons of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for the sons of Israel to deliver them, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. <a href="/lsb/judges/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the sons of Israel cried to Yahweh, and Yahweh raised up a savior for the sons of Israel to save them, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. <a href="/amp/judges/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD [for help], the LORD raised up a man to rescue the people of Israel, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. <a href="/csb/judges/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The Israelites cried out to the LORD. So the LORD raised up Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s youngest brother, as a deliverer to save the Israelites. <a href="/hcsb/judges/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The Israelites cried out to the LORD. So the LORD raised up Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb&#8217s youngest brother, as a deliverer to save the Israelites. <a href="/asv/judges/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> And when the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah, Jehovah raised up a saviour to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. <a href="/cev/judges/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The Israelites begged the LORD for help, and so he chose Othniel to rescue them. Othniel was the son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz. <a href="/erv/judges/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a saviour to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. <a href="/gwt/judges/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help. The LORD sent a savior to rescue them. It was Othniel, son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz. <a href="/gnt/judges/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, and he sent someone to free them. This was Othniel, the son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz. <a href="/isv/judges/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> When the Israelis cried out to the LORD, the LORD raised up Othniel son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz, to deliver them, and he did. <a href="/msb/judges/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb?s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them. <a href="/net/judges/3.htm">NET Bible</a> When the Israelites cried out for help to the LORD, he raised up a deliverer for the Israelites who rescued them. His name was Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. <a href="/nheb/judges/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. <a href="/wbt/judges/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. <a href="/web/judges/3.htm">World English Bible</a> When the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the sons of Israel cry to YHWH, and YHWH raises a savior to the sons of Israel, and he saves them—Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother; <a href="/ylt/judges/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah, and Jehovah raiseth a saviour to the sons of Israel, and he saveth them -- Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother; <a href="/slt/judges/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the sons of Israel will cry to Jehovah, and Jehovah will raise up a saviour to the sons of Israel, and he will save them, Othniel, son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother younger than he.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And they cried to the Lord, who raised them up a saviour, and delivered them, to wit, Othoniel the son of Cenez, the younger brother of Caleb: <a href="/cpdv/judges/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And they cried out to the Lord, who raised up for them a savior, and he freed them, namely, Othniel, the son of Kenaz, a younger brother of Caleb. <a href="/nabre/judges/3.htm">New American Bible</a> But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, he raised up a savior for them, to save them. It was Othniel, son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for the Israelites, who delivered them, Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for the children of Israel, and they were delivered by Othniel, the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. <a href="/hpbt/judges/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the children of Israel called to LORD JEHOVAH, and LORD JEHOVAH raised up a Savior for the children of Israel, and Athneil, son of Qanaz, the brother of Kalab who was younger than he, delivered them<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a saviour to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. <a href="/sep/judges/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the children of Israel cried to the Lord; and the Lord raised up a saviour to Israel, and he saved them, Gothoniel the son of Kenez, the brother of Chaleb younger than himself. <a href="/parallel/judges/3-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=680" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/3.htm">Othniel</a> …8Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years. 9<a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">But when the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2199.htm" title="2199: way·yiz·‘ă·qū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To cry, cry out, call. A primitive root; to shriek; by analogy, to announce or convene publicly.">cried out</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: way·yā·qem (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">raised up</a> <a href="/hebrew/6274.htm" title="6274: ‘ā·ṯə·nî·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- A hero in Isr. From the same as Otnniy and 'el; force of God; Othniel, an Israelite.">Othniel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: liḇ·nê (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3612.htm" title="3612: ḵā·lêḇ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps a form of keleb, or else from the same root in the sense of forcible; Caleb, the name of three Israelites.">of Caleb’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/6996.htm" title="6996: haq·qā·ṭōn (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Small, young, unimportant. Or qaton; from quwt; abbreviated, i.e. Diminutive, literally or figuratively.">younger</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ă·ḥî (N-msc) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">brother</a> <a href="/hebrew/7073.htm" title="7073: qə·naz (N-proper-ms) -- Probably from an unused root meaning to hunt; hunter; Kenaz, the name of an Edomite and of two Israelites.">Kenaz</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: mō·wō·šî·a‘ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">as a deliverer</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: way·yō·wō·šî·‘êm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">to save</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> 10The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-10</a> The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. / I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them. ... <a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27</a> So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. <a href="/psalms/106-44.htm">Psalm 106:44-45</a> Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress. / And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion. <a href="/1_samuel/12-10.htm">1 Samuel 12:10-11</a> Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’ / So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely. <a href="/2_kings/13-4.htm">2 Kings 13:4-5</a> Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel. / So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before. <a href="/isaiah/19-20.htm">Isaiah 19:20</a> It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender to rescue them. <a href="/2_chronicles/14-11.htm">2 Chronicles 14:11</a> Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.” <a href="/2_chronicles/20-9.htm">2 Chronicles 20:9</a> ‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’ <a href="/psalms/34-17.htm">Psalm 34:17</a> The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles. <a href="/psalms/107-13.htm">Psalm 107:13</a> Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. <a href="/acts/13-20.htm">Acts 13:20</a> All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet. <a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a> And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight. <a href="/romans/10-13.htm">Romans 10:13</a> for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” <a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">1 Corinthians 10:13</a> No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it. <a href="/2_corinthians/1-10.htm">2 Corinthians 1:10</a> He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.<a href="/judges/3-15.htm">Judges 3:15</a> But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.<a href="/judges/4-3.htm">Judges 4:3</a> And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.<a href="/judges/6-7.htm">Judges 6:7</a> And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites,raised up<a href="/judges/2-16.htm">Judges 2:16</a> Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.delivered.<a href="/judges/1-13.htm">Judges 1:13</a> And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/1-13.htm">Caleb's</a> <a href="/judges/3-8.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/24-7.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/judges/2-23.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/judges/2-23.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-10.htm">Deliverer</a> <a href="/judges/3-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/1-13.htm">Kenaz</a> <a href="/judges/1-14.htm">Othniel</a> <a href="/judges/1-13.htm">Oth'ni-El</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-10.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/exodus/14-30.htm">Saveth</a> <a href="/jude/1-25.htm">Savior</a> <a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/judges/1-13.htm">Younger</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/2-46.htm">Caleb's</a> <a href="/judges/3-12.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/3-15.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/judges/4-7.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/judges/3-10.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/judges/3-15.htm">Deliverer</a> <a href="/judges/3-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/3-11.htm">Kenaz</a> <a href="/judges/3-10.htm">Othniel</a> <a href="/judges/3-11.htm">Oth'ni-El</a> <a href="/judges/4-3.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/judges/3-15.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/judges/3-31.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/judges/3-31.htm">Saveth</a> <a href="/judges/3-15.htm">Savior</a> <a href="/judges/3-15.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/judges/15-2.htm">Younger</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 3</div>1. <a href="/judges/3-1.htm">The nations which were left to prove Israel</a> 5. <a href="/judges/3-5.htm">By communion with them they commit idolatry</a> 8. <a href="/judges/3-8.htm">Othniel delivered them from Chushan-Rishathaim</a> 12. <a href="/judges/3-12.htm">Ehud from Eglon</a> 31. <a href="/judges/3-31.htm">and Shamgar from the Philistines</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD This phrase indicates a recurring cycle in the Book of Judges where the Israelites fall into sin, face oppression, cry out to God, and are delivered. The act of crying out suggests repentance and acknowledgment of their need for divine intervention. This pattern reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God responds to their cries despite their repeated disobedience.He raised up Othniel Othniel is the first judge mentioned in the Book of Judges. His role as a judge is significant as it sets the precedent for the deliverance pattern seen throughout the book. The term "raised up" implies divine selection and empowerment, indicating that God actively intervenes in history to fulfill His purposes.son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz This genealogical detail connects Othniel to Caleb, a prominent figure known for his faithfulness and courage (Numbers 13-14). Caleb was one of the two spies who trusted in God's promise to give Israel the land of Canaan. Othniel's connection to Caleb suggests a legacy of faith and valor, which is crucial for his role as a deliverer.as a deliverer to save them The term "deliverer" is synonymous with "judge" in the context of the Book of Judges. It signifies a leader raised by God to rescue Israel from oppression. Othniel's deliverance of Israel from the Mesopotamian king Cushan-Rishathaim is a type of Christ, who delivers humanity from the bondage of sin. This deliverance foreshadows the ultimate salvation brought by Jesus Christ, emphasizing God's redemptive plan throughout history.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God who repeatedly fell into cycles of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance during the time of the Judges. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant God of Israel, Yahweh, who responds to the cries of His people with compassion and deliverance. 3. <a href="/topical/o/othniel.htm">Othniel</a> The first judge of Israel, son of Kenaz, and younger brother of Caleb. He was raised by God to deliver Israel from oppression. 4. <a href="/topical/k/kenaz.htm">Kenaz</a> Father of Othniel and part of the tribe of Judah, indicating the importance of family lineage and faithfulness. 5. <a href="/topical/c/caleb.htm">Caleb</a> A faithful spy and leader from the tribe of Judah, known for his unwavering faith in God’s promises.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_cycle_of_sin_and_deliverance.htm">The Cycle of Sin and Deliverance</a> Recognize the pattern of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance in our own lives. God is always ready to deliver when we genuinely repent and cry out to Him. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God’s Faithfulness</a> Despite Israel's repeated failures, God remains faithful to His covenant. This encourages us to trust in God's unchanging nature and His willingness to forgive and restore. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leaders.htm">The Role of Leaders</a> God raises leaders like Othniel to guide and deliver His people. We should pray for and support godly leaders in our communities and churches. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a> The Israelites' cry to the LORD demonstrates the power of prayer. We should be diligent in prayer, knowing that God hears and responds to the cries of His people. <a href="/topical/f/family_legacy_of_faith.htm">Family Legacy of Faith</a> Othniel's connection to Caleb highlights the importance of a family legacy of faith. We should strive to pass down our faith to future generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 3</a> <a href="/q/who_is_othniel_biblically.htm">Who is Othniel in historical or biblical context?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_god_the_only_savior_in_hosea_13_4.htm">Hosea 13:4: How can God declare “there is no Savior besides Me” while other passages depict human saviors or mediators, seeming to contradict this exclusivity? </a> <a href="/q/how_is_god_both_protector_and_punisher.htm">According to Judges 2:14, God allowed Israel to be plundered; how does this harmonize with passages portraying Him as ever-faithful protector? </a> <a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) Cried unto the Lord.--"In the time of their trouble, when they cried unto Thee, Thou heardest them from heaven; and according to Thy manifold mercies Thou gavest them saviours" (<a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm" title="Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried to you, you heard them from heaven; and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.">Nehemiah 9:27</a>). "Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses" (<a href="/psalms/107-13.htm" title="Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.">Psalm 107:13</a>; see, too, <a href="/psalms/26-5.htm" title="I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.">Psalm 26:5</a>; <a href="/psalms/78-34.htm" title="When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired early after God.">Psalm 78:34</a>; <a href="/psalms/106-44.htm" title="Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:">Psalm 106:44</a>).A deliverer.--Heb., moshia; LXX., "a saviour." (Comp. <a href="/luke/1-69.htm" title="And has raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;">Luke 1:69</a>; <a href="/acts/13-23.htm" title="Of this man's seed has God according to his promise raised to Israel a Savior, Jesus:">Acts 13:23</a>.) The same word as is used for the judges in <a href="/hebrews/9-27.htm" title="And as it is appointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment:">Hebrews 9:27</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - A deliverer. Hebrew, Saviour, as ver. 15 (see <a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27</a>). Othniel, etc. Mentioned <a href="/judges/1-13.htm">Judges 1:13</a>; <a href="/joshua/15-17.htm">Joshua 15:17</a>, and <a href="/1_chronicles/4-13.htm">1 Chronicles 4:13</a>, where he is placed under "the sons of Kenaz," and seems to be the father of Hathath and Meonothai. According to Judith 6:15, he had a descendant, Chabris, living in the time of Holofernes. The Hebrew, though grammatically it favours the view that Othniel was the brother of Caleb, does not absolutely exclude the rendering that Kenaz was his brother, and so Othniel his nephew. Compare <a href="/jeremiah/32-7.htm">Jeremiah 32:7</a>, where the words "thine uncle" apply to Shallum, not to Hanameel, as is clear from ver. 8. And as the chronology seems to make it impossible that Othniel should be Caleb's brother, since Caleb was eighty-five years old at the time of Othniel's marriage, and Othniel therefore could not be less than fifty-five, an improbable age for his marriage; and since, again, Othniel could not well have been less than eighty at Joshua's death, which, allowing only ten years for the elders, and reckoning the eight years for Chushan's dominion, would make him ninety-eight when he was raised up to deliver Israel, it is a lesser difficulty to take Othniel as the nephew of Caleb, by understanding the words, Caleb's younger brother, to apply to Kenaz. But perhaps the least objectionable escape from the difficulty is to take the phrase in its most natural grammatical sense, but to understand the word brother in its wider and very common sense of kinsman or fellow-tribesman. They were both sons of Kenaz, or Kenizzites. Caleb was the head of the tribe, and Othniel was next to him in tribal dignity, and his junior in age, but probably succeeded to the chieftainship on Caleb's death. This would leave the exact relationship between Caleb and Othniel uncertain. <a href="/commentaries/judges/3-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But when the Israelites בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son cried out וַיִּזְעֲק֤וּ (way·yiz·‘ă·qū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2199.htm">Strong's 2199: </a> To shriek, to announce, convene publicly to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel [He] יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel raised up וַיָּ֨קֶם (way·yā·qem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand Othniel עָתְנִיאֵ֣ל (‘ā·ṯə·nî·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6274.htm">Strong's 6274: </a> Othniel -- a hero in Israel son לִבְנֵ֥י (liḇ·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Kenaz, קְנַ֔ז (qə·naz) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7073.htm">Strong's 7073: </a> Kenaz -- an Edomite, also two Israelites Caleb’s כָלֵ֖ב (ḵā·lêḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3612.htm">Strong's 3612: </a> Caleb -- a son of Jephunneh and sent by Moses to spy out the land youngest הַקָּטֹ֥ן (haq·qā·ṭōn) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6996.htm">Strong's 6996: </a> Small, young, unimportant brother, אֲחִ֥י (’ă·ḥî) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) as a deliverer מוֹשִׁ֛יעַ (mō·wō·šî·a‘) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor to save וַיּֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑ם (way·yō·wō·šî·‘êm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor [them]. בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/3-9.htm">OT History: Judges 3:9 When the children of Israel cried (Jd Judg. 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