Judges 3:17
15 But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.
16 But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
18 And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.
19 But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from 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 thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
Read in contextJob 15:27
Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.
Read in contextJeremiah 5:28
They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
Read in contextJudges 3:29
And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man.
Read in contextPsalms 73:19
How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
Read in contextJeremiah 50:11
Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;
Read in contextPsalms 73:7
Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
Read in context1 Samuel 2:29
Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?
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