Judges 3:16

But Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his garments upon his right thigh.

Leeser Tanakh

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 the children of Israel cried then unto the Lord; and the Lord raised up unto them a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera a Benjamite, a man who was lamed in his right hand; and the children of Israel sent by him a present unto 'Eglon the king of Moab.

17And he brought the present near unto 'Eglon the king of Moab; now 'Eglon was a very fat man.

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Cross References

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

Psalms 149:6The exalted praises of God are in their mouth, and a two-edged sword is 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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