Judges 3:16

Ehud had made for himself a cubit long double-edged sword, and he strapped it to his right thigh under his clothes.

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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

15Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord to help them, and he provided someone to rescue them, Ehud, son of Gera the Benjamite, a left-handed man. The Israelites sent him to pay the tribute to Eglon, king of Moab.

17He came and presented the tribute to Eglon, king of Moab, who was a very fat man.

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Cross References

Judges 3:21Ehud grabbed his sword with his left hand from his right thigh and drove it into Eglon's belly.

Psalms 149:6May their praises of God always be on their lips, a double-edged sword in their hands,

Hebrews 4:12For God's word is alive and effective, sharper than any twin-edged sword, so penetrating it separates life and breath, bone joints and their marrow, judging the thoughts and intentions of the mind.

Revelation 2:12Write this to the angel of the Pergamum church: This is what the one holding the sharp two-edged sword says:

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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