Judges 3:14
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.
13 After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.
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.
16 Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.
- KJV
- So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
- WEB
- The children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
- ASV
- And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
- DARBY
- And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
- BLB
- And the sons of Israel served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.
- ÅB
- Og Israels barn tjente Eglon, kongen i Moab, i atten år.
- OTB
- Israelittene tjente Eglon, kongen av Moab, i atten år.
- B1930
- Og Israels barn tjente Eglon, kongen i Moab, i atten år.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 26:23–25
And if in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me,
Read in contextDeuteronomy 28:40
You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 28:47–48
Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,
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