Judges 3:18

And it cometh to pass, when he hath finished to bring near the present, that he sendeth away the people bearing the present,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.

In Context

17and he bringeth near the present to Eglon king of Moab, and Eglon [is] a very fat man.

19and he himself hath turned back from the graven images which [are] at Gilgal, and saith, 'A secret word I have unto thee, O king;' and he saith, 'Hush!' and go out from him do all those standing by him.

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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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