1. Judges 1:15 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What is ironic about this episode?

Judges 1:15 (ESV)

15 She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have set me in the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

None of the characters in this note is a native Israelite. They are all Kenizzite proselytes. They have been so thoroughly integrated into the faith and culture of the nation that Caleb could represent the tribe of Judah in reconnaissance missions, and all model the life of Yahwistic faith in the face of the Canaanite enemy.1