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13 Eglón hizo una alianza con los amonitas y los amalecitas, y atacó a Israel, tomando posesión de la ciudad de las palmeras. 14 Durante dieciocho años, los israelitas tuvieron que servir a Eglón, 15 hasta que le suplicaron al Señor y él hizo que surgiera alguien para salvarlos. Ese salvador fue un zurdo llamado Ehud, hijo de Guerá, de la tribu de Benjamín.

Un día, los israelitas enviaron el tributo a Eglón por medio de Ehud.

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13 Getting the Ammonites(A) and Amalekites(B) to join him, Eglon came and attacked Israel, and they took possession of the City of Palms.[a](C) 14 The Israelites were subject to Eglon king of Moab(D) for eighteen years.

15 Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and he gave them a deliverer(E)—Ehud(F), a left-handed(G) man, the son of Gera the Benjamite. The Israelites sent him with tribute(H) to Eglon king of Moab.

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  1. Judges 3:13 That is, Jericho

13 Then he gathered to himself the people of Ammon and (A)Amalek, went and [a]defeated Israel, and took possession of (B)the City of Palms. 14 So the children of Israel (C)served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

15 But when the children of Israel (D)cried out to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for them: Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a (E)left-handed man. By him the children of Israel sent tribute to Eglon king of Moab.

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  1. Judges 3:13 struck

13 He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the (A)Amalekites, and went and defeated Israel. And they took possession of (B)the city of palms. 14 And the people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

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

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