Judges 3:13

And he gathered to himself all the children of Ammon and Amalec, and went and smote Israel, and + 3:13 Gr. it inherited.took possession of the city of Palm-trees.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.

In Context

12And the children of Israel continued to do evil before the Lord: and the Lord strengthened Eglom king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil before the Lord.

14And the children of Israel served Eglom the king of Moab eighteen years.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 34:3and the wilderness, and the country round about Jericho, the city of palm-trees, to Segor.

Judges 5:14Ephraim rooted them out in Amalec, behind thee was Benjamin among thy people: the inhabitants of Machir came down with me searching out the enemy, and from Zabulon came they that + 5:14 Gr. Rather, draw or handle the scribe's pen, etc.draw with the scribe's pen of record.

Judges 10:9And the children of Ammon went over Jordan to fight with Juda, and Benjamin, and with Ephraim; and the children of Israel were greatly afflicted.

Psalms 83:6Blessed is the man whose help is of thee, O Lord; in his heart he has purposed to go up

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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