Judges 3:14

So the sons of Israel served Eglon king of Moab, eighteen years.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

13and he gathered unto him, the sons of Ammon, and Amalek,—and came and smote Israel, and took possession of the city of palm-trees.

15And the sons of Israel made outcry unto Yahweh, and Yahweh raised up unto them a saviour, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man left-handed,—and the sons of Israel sent, by his hand, a present, unto Eglon king of Moab.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:23And, if, by these things, ye will not be corrected by me,—But will go in opposition to me,

Deuteronomy 28:47Because thou servedst not Yahweh thy God, with rejoicing, and with gladness of heart, for 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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