Judges 1:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 1:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 1:12 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 1:12 — KJV
“And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.”
— Judges 1:12 (KJV)
Judges 1:12 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 1:12
“And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:12: caleb, smiteth, kirjathsepher
“And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:12: caleb, achsah, daughter
“And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:12: give, daughter, wife
“If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:12: give, daughter, wife
“When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets:”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:12: smiteth, taketh, wife
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