Judges 3:16

And Aod made himself a dagger of two edges, of a span long, and he girded it under his cloak upon his right thigh.

Brenton Septuagint

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

15And the children of Israel cried to the Lord; and he raised up to them a saviour, Aod the son of Gera a + 3:15 i. e. Benjamite.son of Jemeni, a man + 3:15 Or, able to use his left hand as his right. q. d. with two right hands.who used both hands alike: and the children of Israel sent gifts by his hand to Eglom king of Moab.

17And he went, and brought the presents to Eglom king of Moab, and Eglom was a very handsome man.

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Cross References

Judges 3:21And it came to pass as he arose, that Aod stretched forth his left hand, and took the dagger off his right thigh, and plunged it into his belly;

Psalms 149:6The + 149:6 Gr. exaltations, q. d. extollings.high praises of God shall be in their throat, and two-edged swords in their hands;

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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