Judges 3:9
And when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
Cross-references
In Judges 3:15, the same cycle repeats: Israel cries out and God raises Ehud as deliverer, mirroring Othniel here.
Judges 3:11 concludes Othniel's judgeship with 40 years of rest and his death, completing the cycle begun here.
Judges 1:13 introduces Othniel as Caleb's brother who captured Debir, giving background to the deliverer named here.
Judges 2:16 states that God raised up judges to save Israel; this verse is the first specific example of that pattern.
Judges 4:3 also records Israel crying out under oppression, continuing the recurring deliverance pattern started with Othniel here.
Judges 6:7 shows the same cry to God during Midianite oppression, another instance of the cycle begun here.
Judges 10:10 repeats the cry and confession of sin, following the same pattern as the cry that raised Othniel here.
Judges 6:6 shows Israel crying out again under Midianite oppression, repeating the same pattern as this earlier episode.
1 Samuel 12:10 recaps this exact pattern: Israel cries out, confesses sin, and God delivers — summarizing the Judges cycle.
Nehemiah 9:27 summarizes the Judges cycle: suffering, crying out, and God sending saviors — directly echoing Othniel's deliverance here.
Psalm 106:41-44 describes God hearing Israel's cry and delivering them — directly mirrors the pattern in this verse.
Psalm 107:13-19 repeats the cry-and-deliver pattern, emphasizing God's response to distress as seen here.
Joshua 15:17 recounts Othniel's capture of Debir and his marriage to Achsah, identifying the same deliverer.
Psalm 106:44 affirms God's faithfulness: He heard their cry and regarded their affliction, just as here.
1 Chronicles 4:13 lists Othniel's genealogy, providing family details about the judge raised up here.
In 2 Chronicles 15:4, this same cry-for-help pattern appears: when Israel sought God in trouble, He was found.