Judges 3:9-11

Expanded Bible

⁹ When Israel cried to the Lord, the Lord ·sent someone to save them [^Lraised up a deliverer]. Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, saved the Israelites. ¹⁰ The Spirit of the Lord ·entered [enpowered; came upon; was upon] Othniel, and he became Israel’s ·judge [leader; 2:16]. When he went to war, the Lord ·handed over to him [^Lgave into his hand] ·Cushan-Rishathaim [or Cushan, the Doubly Wicked; v. 8] king of ·northwest Mesopotamia [or Aram Naharaim; v. 8]. ¹¹ So the land was at ·peace [rest] for forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died.