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Judges 3:13

Amalek

11 So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.

12 Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.

After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.

14 The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

15 And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.

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BSB
After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.
KJV
And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
WEB
He gathered the children of Ammon and Amalek to himself; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
ASV
And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees.
DARBY
And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek and went and smote Israel, and they took possession of the city of palm-trees.
BLB
And he gathered to himself the sons of Ammon and Amalek, and they went and defeated Israel, and they took possession of the City of Palms.
ÅB
Han fikk med seg Ammons barn og Amalek og dro ut og slo Israel, og de inntok Palmestaden.
OTB
Eglon samlet ammonittene og amalekittene, og de angrep Israel og erobret Palmbyen.
B1930
Han fikk med sig Ammons barn og Amalek og drog ut og slo Israel, og de inntok Palmestaden.

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Cross references

  • Judges 1:16

    Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people.

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  • Deuteronomy 34:3

    the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar.

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  • Judges 5:14

    Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.

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  • Psalms 83:6–7

    the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,

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