Judges 3:17

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

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In The King James Version

And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

In Context

16So Ehud made himself a two-edged sword, a cubit long, which he put on at his right side under his robe.

18And after giving the offering, he sent away the people who had come with the offering.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:29Why then are you looking with envy on my offerings of meat and of meal which were ordered by my word, honouring your sons before me, and making yourselves fat with all the best of the offerings of Israel, my people?

Psalms 73:7Their eyes are bursting with fat; they have more than their heart's desire.

Jeremiah 5:28They have become fat and strong: they have gone far in works of evil: they give no support to the cause of the child without a father, so that they may do well; they do not see that the poor man gets his rights.

Ezekiel 34:20For this reason the Lord has said to them, Truly, I, even I, will be judge between the fat sheep and the thin sheep.

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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