Judges 3:9-15

English Standard Version

⁹ But when the people of Israel ^(A)cried out to the Lord, the Lord raised up a ^(B)deliverer for the people of Israel, who saved them, ^(C)Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. ^10 (D)The Spirit of the Lord was upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the Lord gave Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. And his hand prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim. ^11 (E)So the land had rest forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

Ehud

^12 (F)And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord strengthened Eglon ^(G)the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the Lord. ¹³ He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the ^(H)Amalekites, and went and defeated Israel. And they took possession of ^(I)the city of palms. ¹⁴ And the people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

¹⁵ Then the people of Israel ^(J)cried out to the Lord, and the Lord raised up for them ^(K)a deliverer, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, ^(L)a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.