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Księga Jozuego 15:16
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I rzekł Kaleb: Kto by dobył Karjatsefer, a wziąłby je, tedy mu dam Achsę, córkę swą, za żonę.
I rzekł Kaleb: Kto by dobył Karyjatsefer, a wziął je, tedy mu dam Achsę, córkę swoję, za żonę.
Tam Kaleb powiedział: Temu, kto pobije Kiriat-Sefer i zdobędzie je, dam za żonę moją córkę Achsę.
I Kaleb powiedział: Kto pokona Kirjat Sefer i je zdobędzie, temu oddam za żonę moją córkę Achsę.
I rzekł Kaleb: Kto by dobył Karyjatsefer, a wziął je, tedy mu dam Achsę, córkę swoję, za żonę.
I Kaleb powiedział: Kto pobije Kiriat-Sefer i zdobędzie je, temu dam swoją córkę Aksę za żonę.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Judges 1:6, Judges 1:12, Judges 1:13
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 17:25 - the king 2 Samuel 5:8 - Whosoever 1 Chronicles 11:6 - Whosoever
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Caleb said, he that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it,.... Which he ordered to be proclaimed through the army that was under his command; and which was done not so much on the account of the difficulty of taking the place, through the number of the inhabitants of it, and its fortifications, which it seems had fallen again into the hands of the Canaanites, since it was taken by Joshua; nor through inactivity, diffidence, and timorousness in himself; but that others, who were officers, and men of valour under him, might gather some laurels as well as himself; and chiefly being under a divine impulse, he ordered this declaration to be made, whereby his brother Othniel, who was to be a judge in Israel, might appear a great man, and fit for such an office; and as an encouragement, he promises as follows:
to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife; and to be married into the family of the chief prince of the tribe of Judah was a very great honour, as well as no doubt a very large dowry might be expected, and was given with her, and very probably the city of Debir was promised that should be taken. This Achsah seems to be a daughter of Caleb by a concubine, 1 Chronicles 2:48.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Joshua 15:16. Will I give Achsah my daughter — In ancient times fathers assumed an absolute right over their children, especially in disposing of them in marriage; and it was customary for a king or great man to promise his daughter in marriage to him who should take a city, kill an enemy, c. So Saul promised his daughter in marriage to him who should kill Goliath, 1 Samuel 17:25 and Caleb offers his on this occasion to him who should take Kirjath-sepher. Profane writers furnish many similar examples.
