Judges 3:31

Judges 3:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed 600 of the Philistines with an oxgoad, and he also saved Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad; and he also delivered Israel.

Context of Judges 3:31

29And they slew the Moabites at that time, about ten thousand men, all fat, and all men of valour, and not a man escaped. 30And Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty years. And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath; and he smote the Philistines, six hundred men, with an ox-goad. And he also delivered Israel.

Judges 3:31 word by word

וְאַחֲרָ֤יו הָיָה֙ שַׁמְגַּ֣ר בֶּן־עֲנָ֔ת וַיַּ֤ךְ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ שֵֽׁשׁ־מֵא֣וֹת אִ֔ישׁ בְּמַלְמַ֖ד הַבָּקָ֑ר וַיֹּ֥שַׁע גַּם־ה֖וּא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סRead the interlinear

• wasהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• Shamgarשַׁמְגַּרshamgar · ShamgarH8044
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Anathעֲנָת‛ănâth · AnathH6067
• Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• deliveredיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Judges 3:31

• Judges 5:6In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, The roads were unused, and the travellers on highways went by crooked paths.
• Judges 15:15And he found a fresh jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand and took it, and slew with it a thousand men.
• 1 Samuel 13:19Now there was no smith found throughout the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears.
• 1 Samuel 17:47and all this congregation shall know that Jehovah saves not with sword and spear; for the battle is Jehovah's, and he will give you into our hands.
• 1 Corinthians 1:17For Christ has not sent me to baptise, but to preach glad tidings; not in wisdom of word, that the cross of the Christ may not be made vain.
• Judges 2:16And Jehovah raised up judges, and they saved them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
• Judges 4:1And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of Jehovah; now Ehud was dead.
• Judges 10:7And the anger of Jehovah was hot against Israel, and he sold him into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the children of Ammon.
• Judges 11:4And it came to pass after some time, that the children of Ammon fought with Israel.
• 1 Samuel 4:1And what Samuel had said happened to all Israel. And Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

Commentaries on Judges 3:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath - Dr. Hales supposes that "Shamgar's administration in the West included Ehud's administration of eighty years in the East; and that, as this administration might have been of some continuance, so this Philistine servitude which is not noticed elsewhere, might have been of some duration; as may be incidentally collected from Deborah's thanksgiving, Judges 5:6." Slew - six hundred men with an ox-goad - הבקר מלמד…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31From this verse and Judges 5:6 we may gather that Shamgar was contemporary with Jael, and that he only procured a temporary and partial deliverance for Israel by his exploit. He may have been of the tribe of Judah. An ox goad - An instrument of wood about eight feet long, armed with an iron spike or point at one end, with which to spur the ox at plow, and with an iron scraper at the other end with which to detach the earth from the plowshare when it…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31Verse 31 The side of the country which lay south-west, was infested by the Philistines. God raised up Shamgar to deliver them; having neither sword nor spear, he took an ox-goad, the instrument next at hand. God can make those serviceable to his glory and to his church's good, whose birth, education, and employment, are mean and obscure. It is no matter what the weapon is, if God directs and strengthens the arm. Often he works by unlikely means, that the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31Shamgar is not specifically identified as an Israelite or a judge (see Judges 5:6–7). Son of Anath: Anath might have been a Canaanite goddess or shrine (compare Judges 1:33, “Beth-anath”). Some ancient texts suggest he was part of a Canaanite warrior class.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. after him was Shamgar--No notice is given of the tribe or family of this judge; and from the Philistines being the enemy that roused him into public service, the suffering seems to have been local--confined to some of the western tribes. slew ... six hundred men with an oxgoad--This instrument is eight feet long and about six inches in circumference. It is armed at the lesser end with a sharp prong for driving the cattle, and on the other with a small…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 3:31

• Anath
• Goad
• Israel
• Judge
• Philistines
• Shamgar

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Philistines
• Ox goad
• Agriculture
• Anath
• Cattle
• Close
• Dirt
• Errand
• Goad

Commentaries on Judges 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary