The children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.
"Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother"  (Judges 3:9).  The expression `Caleb's younger brother,' may be applied grammatically to Kenaz, Othniel's father, which would mean that Othniel was actually Caleb's nephew.  Also, as Hervey suggested, "Perhaps we should understand the word `brother' in its wider and very common sense of `kinsman or fellow tribesman.'"[12]  Otherwise the chronology poses some problems.  Caleb was past eighty years of age when Israel began the conquest of Canaan, and any "younger brother" of his would have been too old to accomplish the exploits mentioned here a whole generation after the death of the elders who survived Joshua.