Judges 3:17

And he offered the gifts to Eglon, the king of Moab. Now Eglon was exceedingly fat.

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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

16And he made for himself a two-edged sword, having a handle, reaching to the middle, the length of the palm of a hand. And he was girded with it under his cloak, on the right thigh.

18And when he had presented the gifts to him, he followed out his companions, who had arrived with him.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:29Why have you kicked away my victims and my gifts, which I instructed to be offered in the temple? And why have you given more honor to your sons than to me, so that you eat the first-fruits of every sacrifice of my people Israel?

Psalms 73:7They have set fire to your Sanctuary. They have polluted the tabernacle of your name on earth.

Jeremiah 5:28They have grown stout and fat. And they have transgressed my words most wickedly. They have not judged the case of the widow; they have not given guidance to the case of the orphan; and they have not judged a judgment for the poor.

Ezekiel 34:20Because of this, thus says the Lord God to you: Behold, I myself am judging between the fat cattle and the lean.

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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