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Judges 3:31

AnathShamgar
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29 At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men. Not one of them escaped.

30 So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.

After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.
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BSB
After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.
KJV
And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.
WEB
After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad. He also saved Israel.
ASV
And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who smote of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad: and he also saved Israel.
DARBY
And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath; and he smote the Philistines, six hundred men, with an ox-goad. And he also delivered Israel.
BLB
And after him was Shamgar son of Anath, who killed six hundred men of the Philistines with an oxgoad. And he also delivered Israel.
ÅB
Etter ham kom Samgar, Anats sønn; han slo seks hundre mann av filistrene med en oksedrivers stav; også han frelste Israel.
OTB
Etter Ehud sto Sjamgar, sønn av Anat, frem, som slo ned seks hundre filistere med en oksedrivers stav. Han frelste også Israel.
B1930
Efter ham kom Samgar, Anats sønn; han slo seks hundre mann av filistrene med en oksedrivers stav; også han frelste Israel.

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  • Judges 5:6

    In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:47

    And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”

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  • 1 Corinthians 1:17

    For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:50

    Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.

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  • Judges 2:16

    Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them.

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  • Judges 15:15

    He found the fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and struck down a thousand men.

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  • 1 Samuel 13:19–22

    And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”

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  • Judges 5:8

    When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel.

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