Judges 3:14

And the sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

In Context

13And he gathered to him the sons of Ammon and Amalek, and he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.

15But when the sons of Israel cried to LORD, LORD raised up for them a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:23And if by these things ye will not be reformed to me, but will walk contrary to me,

Deuteronomy 28:47Because thou served not LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things,

Matthew Henry on Judges 3:13-31

Israel Oppressed by Eglon; Eglon Slain by Ehud. ( b. c. 1336.) 12 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord : and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord . 13 And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees. 14 So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. 15 But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord , the… Read the whole commentary →

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