7 So the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the L
ORD. They forgot the L
ORD their God, and served the Baals and Asherahs.
[fn] 8 Therefore the anger of the L
ORD was hot against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Cushan-Rishathaim eight years.
9 When the children of Israel cried out to the L
ORD, the L
ORD raised up a deliverer for the children of Israel, who delivered them: Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
10 The Spirit of the L
ORD came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the L
ORD delivered Cushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed over Cushan-Rishathaim.
11 So the land had rest for forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.