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There was one whose name was Othniel, the son of Kenaz, of the tribe
of Judah, an active man and of great courage. He had an admonition from
God not to overlook the Israelites in such a distress as they were now
in, but to endeavor boldly to gain them their liberty; so when he had procured
some to assist him in this dangerous undertaking, (and few they were, who,
either out of shame at their present circumstances, or out of a desire
of changing them, could be prevailed on to assist him,) he first of all
destroyed that garrison which Chushan had set over them; but when it was
perceived that he had not failed in his first attempt, more of the people
came to his assistance; so they joined battle with the Assyrians, and drove
them entirely before them, and compelled them to pass over Euphrates. Hereupon
Othniel, who had given such proofs of his valor, received from the multitude
authority tojudge the people; and when he had ruled over them forty years,
he died.
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1 HOW OUR PEOPLE SERVED THE MOABITES EIGHTEEN YEARS, AND WERE THEN DELIVERED FROM SLAVERY BY ONE EHUD WHO RETAINED THE DOMINION EIGHTY YEARS.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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