Judges 3:16

So Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length,—and girded it under his raiment, upon his right thigh.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

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.

17So he offered the present unto Eglon, king of Moab,—now, Eglon, was an exceedingly fat man.

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Cross References

Judges 3:21And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from off his right thigh,—and thrust it into his body;

Psalms 149:6The high songs of GOD be in their throat, and a two-edged sword in their hand:

Hebrews 4:12For, living, is the word of God, and, energetic, and more cutting than any knife with two edges, and penetrating as far as a dividing asunder of soul and spirit, of joints also, and marrow, and able to judge the impulses and designs of the heart;

Revelation 2:12And, unto the messenger of the assembly, in Pergamum, write:—These things, saith he that hath the sharp, two-edged sword:

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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