Judges 3:11 “So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.”

Judges 3:11

So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

World English Bible

The land had rest forty years, then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

American Standard Version

And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

Geneva Bible 1599

So the lande had rest fourtie yeeres, and Othniel the sonne of Kenaz dyed.

Darby Translation

And the land had rest forty years; and Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

Young's Literal Translation

and the land resteth forty years. And Othniel son of Kenaz dieth,

Bible in Basic English

Then for forty years the land had peace, till the death of Othniel, the son of Kenaz.

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Cross references

“the land”

Judges 3:30 Judges 5:31 Judges 8:28 Joshua 11:23 Esther 9:22

Judges 3:30 · BSB

So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.

Judges 5:31 · BSB

So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.

Judges 8:28 · BSB

In this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon,

Joshua 11:23 · BSB

So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.

Esther 9:22 · BSB

as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their mourning into a holiday. He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy, of sending gifts…

“Othniel”

Judges 3:9 Joshua 15:17 1 Chronicles 4:13

Judges 3:9 · BSB

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.

Joshua 15:17 · BSB

So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.

1 Chronicles 4:13 · BSB

The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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.

12Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.

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