16. He told his men, “The man who captures Kiriath-Sepher can marry my daughter Achsah.”
17. Caleb's nephew Othniel captured Kiriath-Sepher, and Caleb let him marry Achsah.
18. Straight after the wedding, Achsah started telling Othniel that he ought to ask her father for a field. She went to see her father, and while she was getting down from her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What's bothering you?”
19. She answered, “I need your help. The land you gave me is in the Southern Desert, so I really need some spring-fed ponds for a water supply.”Caleb gave her a couple of small ponds, named Higher Pond and Lower Pond.