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Judges 3:17
17He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man.
Judges 3:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So he brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.)
- New Living Translation (NLT)He brought the tribute money to Eglon, who was very fat.
Context of Judges 3:17
15Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and he gave them a deliverer—Ehud, a left-handed man, the son of Gera the Benjamite. The Israelites sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab. 16Now Ehud had made a double-edged sword about a cubit long, which he strapped to his right thigh under his clothing. He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man. 18After Ehud had presented the tribute, he sent on their way those who had carried it. 19But on reaching the stone images near Gilgal he himself went back to Eglon and said, “Your Majesty, I have a secret message for you.” The king said to his attendants, “Leave us!” And they all left.
Read all of Judges 3Judges 3:17 word by word
וַיַּקְרֵב֙ אֶת־הַמִּנְחָ֔ה לְעֶגְל֖וֹן מֶ֣לֶךְ מוֹאָ֑ב וְעֶגְל֕וֹן אִ֥ישׁ בָּרִ֖יא מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Judges 3:17
- Judges 3:29At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all vigorous and strong; not one escaped.
- 1 Samuel 2:29Why do you scorn my sacrifice and offering that I prescribed for my dwelling? Why do you honor your sons more than me by fattening yourselves on the choice parts of every offering made by my people Israel?’
- Job 15:27“Though his face is covered with fat and his waist bulges with flesh,
- Psalms 73:7From their callous hearts comes iniquity; their evil imaginations have no limits.
- Jeremiah 5:28and have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do not seek justice. They do not promote the case of the fatherless; they do not defend the just cause of the poor.
- Jeremiah 50:11“Because you rejoice and are glad, you who pillage my inheritance, because you frolic like a heifer threshing grain and neigh like stallions,
- Ezekiel 34:20“ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says to them: See, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
Commentaries on Judges 3:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Eglon was a very fat man - The בריא איש ish bari of the text is translated by the Septuagint , a very beautiful or polite man, and in the Syriac, a very rude man. It probably means what we call lusty or corpulent.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. 12-30In this epic story of intrigue and cleverness, Ehud showed bravery when a group of nations from east of the Jordan invaded the hill country of Ephraim and Benjamin. The story uses a familiar pattern and emphasizes the people's repeated turning away from their faith.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
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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
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