Judges 3:14

and the sons of Israel serve Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

In Context

13and he gathers the sons of Ammon and Amalek to himself, and goes and strikes Israel, and they possess the city of palms;

15And the sons of Israel cry to YHWH, and YHWH raises a savior to them, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjamite (a man [with] his right hand bound), and the sons of Israel send a present by his hand to Eglon king of Moab;

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:23And if by these you are not instructed by Me, and have walked with Me [in] opposition,

Deuteronomy 28:47Because that you have not served your God YHWH with joy and with gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things—

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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