Judges 3:17
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
and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man.
18 After Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he ushered out those who had carried it.
19 But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” “Silence,” said the king, and all his attendants left him.
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
- and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man.
- KJV
- And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
- WEB
- He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
- ASV
- And he offered the tribute unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.
- DARBY
- And he brought the gift to Eglon king of Moab; now Eglon was a very fat man.
- BLB
- And he brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. And Eglon [was] a very fat man.
- ÅB
- Så førte han gaven fram til Eglon, kongen i Moab; men Eglon var en meget fet mann.
- OTB
- Han presenterte tributtet til Eglon, kongen av Moab, som var en usedvanlig stor mann.
- B1930
- Så førte han gaven frem til Eglon, kongen i Moab; men Eglon var en meget fet mann.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 34:20
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them: ‘Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
Read in contextJob 15:27
Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,
Read in contextJeremiah 5:28
They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
Read in contextJudges 3:29
At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men. Not one of them escaped.
Read in contextPsalms 73:19
How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
Read in contextJeremiah 50:11
“Because you rejoice, because you sing in triumph— you who plunder My inheritance— because you frolic like a heifer treading grain and neigh like stallions,
Read in contextPsalms 73:7
From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
Read in context1 Samuel 2:29
Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’
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