Judges 3:16

So Ehud made himself a two-edged sword, a cubit long, which he put on at his right side under his robe.

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In The King James Version

But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

In Context

15Then when the children of Israel made prayer to the Lord, he gave them a saviour, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man; and the children of Israel sent an offering by him to Eglon, king of Moab.

17And he took the offering to Eglon, king of Moab, who was a very fat man.

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Cross References

Judges 3:21And Ehud put out his left hand, and took the sword from his right side, and sent it into his stomach;

Psalms 149:6Let the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hands;

Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and full of power, and is sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through and making a division even of the soul and the spirit, the bones and the muscles, and quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart.

Revelation 2:12And to the angel of the church in Pergamos say: These things says he who has the sharp two-edged sword:

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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