Judges 3:17
He came and presented the tribute to Eglon, king of Moab, who was a very fat man.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
In Context
18Then after delivering the tribute he sent home those who had helped carry it.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:29So why have you treated with contempt my sacrifices and offerings that I have ordered for my place of worship? You honor your sons more than me by fattening yourselves with the best parts of all the offerings from my people Israel.
Psalms 73:7Their eyes bulge out because they're so fat; their minds are full of selfish vanity.
Jeremiah 5:28They've grown fat and smooth, and have become experts in evil. They deny justice to orphans, and they don't defend the rights of those in need.
Ezekiel 34:20That's why the Lord God says to them: Watch, because I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the skinny 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 →