That day the Israelites defeated Moab, and there was peace in the land for eighty years.

So may all your enemies die like that, O LORD, but may your friends shine like the rising sun! And there was peace in the land for forty years.

So Midian was defeated by the Israelites and was no longer a threat. The land was at peace for forty years, until Gideon died.

Joshua captured the whole land, as the LORD had commanded Moses. Joshua gave it to the Israelites as their own and divided it into portions, one for each tribe. So the people rested from war.

These were the days on which the Jews had rid themselves of their enemies; this was a month that had been turned from a time of grief and despair into a time of joy and happiness. They were told to observe these days with feasts and parties, giving gifts of food to one another and to the poor.

Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, and he sent someone to free them. This was Othniel, the son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz.

Othniel, the son of Caleb's brother Kenaz, captured the city, so Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah in marriage.

Kenaz had two sons, Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel also had two sons, Hathath and Meonothai.