Judges 3:13

Judges 3:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
• New International Version (NIV)Getting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join him, Eglon came and attacked Israel, and they took possession of the City of Palms.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and went and defeated Israel. And they took possession of the city of palms.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he gathered to himself the people of Ammon and Amalek, went and defeated Israel, and took possession of the City of Palms.

Context of Judges 3:13

11As a result, the land of Israel had peace for 40 years. Then Kenaz's son Othniel died. 12Once again the Israelites did things that the Lord saw were evil. Because of this, the Lord gave Eglon, the king of Moab, power over Israel. King Eglon made an agreement with the Ammonites and the Amalekites to join together to attack Israel. They attacked Jericho, ‘The City of Palm Trees’, and they took it for themselves. 14The Israelites were under King Eglon's power for 18 years. 15Again the Israelites called out to the Lord for help. He chose Ehud to be their leader. He was the son of Gera, from Benjamin's tribe. Ehud's strong hand was his left hand. The Israelites sent him to pay their taxes to King Eglon of Moab.

Judges 3:13 word by word

וַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ף אֵלָ֔יו אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י עַמּ֖וֹן וַעֲמָלֵ֑ק וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּ אֶת־עִ֥יר הַתְּמָרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he gatheredאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• unto him the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ammonעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• and Amalekעֲמָלֵק‛ămâlêq · AmalekH6002
• and wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and possessedיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · excitementH5892
• of palm treesעִיר הַתְּמָרִים‛îyr hattemârîym · Ir-hatmarimH5899
• of palm treesתָּמָרtâmâr · palmH8558

Cross-references for Judges 3:13

• Judges 5:14Some men of Ephraim's tribe came to help, from the land where Amalek lived. They followed men of Benjamin's tribe, with their soldiers. Leaders also came from Makir. Army officers came from Zebulun's tribe.
• Psalms 83:6Those enemies are Edomites and Ishmaelites, Moabites and Hagrites.
• Judges 1:16The Kenites were descendants of Moses' wife's father. They left Jericho with Judah's people to live in the region of Arad, in the Negev desert.
• Deuteronomy 34:3He saw the Negev desert in the south. He saw the valley that goes from Jericho as far as Zoar. Jericho is called ‘The city of palm trees’.
• Psalms 83:7They also come from Gebal, Ammon and Amalek, Philistia and Tyre.

Commentaries on Judges 3:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The city of palm trees - This the Targum renders the city of Jericho; but Jericho had been destroyed by Joshua, and certainly was not rebuilt till the reign of Ahab, long after this, 1 Kings 16:34. However, as Jericho is expressly called the city of palm trees, Deuteronomy 34:3, the city in question must have been in the vicinity or plain of Jericho, and the king of Moab had seized it as a frontier town contiguous to his own estates. Calmet supposes that…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13The children of Ammon (Bent-Ammon), almost always so spoken of from their ancestor Ben-ammi Genesis 19:38, seem to be under the leadership of the king of Moab, as do also the Amlekites: this is perhaps the strengthening spoken of in Judges 3:12. In Judges 11:24. The Amalekites appear as the constant and bitter foes of the Israelites (Exodus 17:8 notes and references); and the naming a mountain in Ephraim, “the mount of the Amalekites” Judges 12:15 is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-30Verses 12-30 When Israel sins again, God raises up a new oppressor. The Israelites did ill, and the Moabites did worse; yet because God punishes the sins of his own people in this world, Israel is weakened, and Moab strengthened against them. If lesser troubles do not do the work, God will send greater. When Israel prays again, God raises up Ehud. As a judge, or minister of Divine justice, Ehud put to death Eglon, the king of Moab, and thus executed the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13The people of Moab and the Ammonites descended from Lot’s relationship with his daughters (Genesis 19:30–38). Although related to Israel, both nations were Israel’s enemies. The Amalekites were nomads who attacked Israel in the desert, and Israel was commanded to remain hostile toward them (Numbers 24:20; Deuteronomy 25:17–19). These three nations likely joined forces because they feared Israel's expansion.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-3012-14. the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord--The Israelites, deprived of the moral and political influences of Othniel, were not long in following their native bias to idolatry. the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab--The reigning monarch's ambition was to recover that extensive portion of his ancient territory possessed by the Israelites. In conjunction with his neighbors, the Ammonites and the Amalekites, sworn enemies of…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 3:13

• Alliances
• Amalekites
• Ammonites
• Eglon
• Israel
• Jericho

In the dictionaries

• Amalek
• Ammon
• Israel
• Amalek; Amalekite
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Ammon, Ammonite
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• City of Palm Trees
• Amalekite

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