Judges 3:16

And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

15But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed; and the children of Israel sent a present by him unto Eglon the king of Moab.

17And he offered the present unto Eglon king of Moab — now Eglon was a very fat man.

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Cross References

Judges 3:21And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.

Psalms 149:6Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand;

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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