Dict: easton - Othni

easton:

Othni @ a lion of Jehovah, a son of Shemaiah, and one of the temple porters in the time of David ( kjv@1Chronicles:26:7). He was a "mighty man of valour."

Othniel @ lion of God, the first of the judges. His wife Achsah was the daughter of Caleb kjv@Joshua:15:16-17; kjv@Judges:1:13). He gained her hand as a reward for his bravery in leading a successful expedition against Debir (q.v.). Some thirty years after the death of Joshua, the Israelites fell under the subjection of Chushan-rishathaim (q.v.), the king of Mesopotamia. He oppressed them for full eight years, when they "cried" unto Jehovah, and Othniel was raised up to be their deliverer. He was the younger brother of Caleb kjv@Judges:3:8-9-11). He is the only judge mentioned connected with the tribe of Judah. Under him the land had rest forty years.