Judges 3:12-30
1599 Geneva Bible
12 ¶ Then the children of Israel again committed wickedness in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord [a]strengthened Eglon king of Moab against Israel, because they had committed wickedness before the Lord.
13 And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon, and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
14 So the children of Israel served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.
15 But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord stirred them up a savior, Ehud the son of Gera the son of [b]Jemini, a man [c]lame of his right hand: and the children of Israel sent a present by him unto Eglon king of Moab.
16 And Ehud [d]made him a dagger with two edges of a cubit length, and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh,
17 And he presented the gift unto Eglon king of Moab (and Eglon was a very fat man.)
18 And when he had now presented the present, he sent away the people that bare the present,
19 But he turned again from the [e]quarries, that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O King. Who said, Keep [f]silence: and all that stood about him went out from him.
20 Then Ehud came unto him, (and he sat alone in a summer parlor, which he had) and Ehud said, I have a message unto thee from God. Then he arose out of his throne.
21 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly,
22 So that the haft went in after the blade, and the fat closed about the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly, but the dirt came out.
23 Then Ehud got him out into the [g]porch, and shut the doors of the parlor upon him, and locked them.
24 And when he was gone out, his servants came: who seeing that the doors of the parlor were locked, they said, Surely [h]he doeth his easement in his summer chamber.
25 And they tarried till they were ashamed: and seeing he opened not the doors of the parlor, they took the key, and opened them, and behold, their lord was fallen dead on the earth.
26 So Ehud escaped (while they tarried) and was past the quarries, and escaped unto Seirah,
27 And when he came home, he [i]blew a trumpet in mount Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mountain, and he went before them.
28 Then said he unto them, Follow me: for the Lord hath delivered your enemies, even Moab into your hand. So they went down after him, and took the passages of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.
29 And they slew of the Moabites the same time about ten thousand men, all [j]fed men, and all were warriors, and there escaped not a man.
30 So Moab was [k]subdued that day, under the hand of Israel: and the [l]land had rest fourscore years.
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- Judges 3:12 So that the enemies of God’s people have no power over them, but by God’s appointment.
- Judges 3:15 Or, Benjamin.
- Judges 3:15 Or, left handed.
- Judges 3:16 Or, caused a dagger to be made.
- Judges 3:19 Or, as some read from the places of idols.
- Judges 3:19 Till all be departed.
- Judges 3:23 Or, hall.
- Judges 3:24 Hebrew, he covereth his feet.
- Judges 3:27 Or, caused the trumpet to be blown, Num. 20:2,3.
- Judges 3:29 Or, strong, and big bodied.
- Judges 3:30 Hebrew, humbled.
- Judges 3:30 Meaning, the Israelites.
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