Judges 3:16

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

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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 to the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjaminite, a man left-handed: and by him the children of Israel sent a present to Eglon king of Moab.

17And he brought the present to Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

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Cross References

Judges 3:21And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger 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;

Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Revelation 2:12And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he who hath the sharp sword with two edges;

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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