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

29That day they killed about ten thousand Moabites – all strong, capable warriors; not one escaped. 30Israel humiliated Moab that day, and the land had rest for eighty years. After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath; he killed six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad and, like Ehud, 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• him was Shamgarשַׁמְגַּרshamgar · ShamgarH8044
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Anathעֲנָת‛ănâth · AnathH6067
• which slewנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• with an oxבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• goadמַלְמֵדmalmâd · oxgoadH4451
• and he also deliveredיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Judges 3:31

• Judges 5:6In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael caravans disappeared; travelers had to go on winding side roads.
• Judges 15:15He happened to see a solid jawbone of a donkey. He grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.
• 1 Samuel 13:19A blacksmith could not be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said, “This will prevent the Hebrews from making swords and spears.”
• 1 Samuel 17:47and all this assembly will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves! For the battle is the Lord’s, and he will deliver you into our hand.”
• 1 Corinthians 1:17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel – and not with clever speech, so that the cross of Christ would not become useless.
• Judges 2:16The Lord raised up leaders who delivered them from these robbers.
• Judges 4:1The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight after Ehud’s death.
• Judges 10:7The Lord was furious with Israel and turned them over to the Philistines and Ammonites.
• Judges 11:4It was some time after this when the Ammonites fought with Israel.
• 1 Samuel 4:1Samuel revealed the word of the Lord to all Israel. Then the Israelites went out to fight the Philistines. They camped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines camped at 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
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Ox goad
• Agriculture
• Anath
• Cattle
• Close
• Dirt

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