Strong H5700H5700Hעֶגְלוֹן
Eglon
One of the 2 senses of Strong H5700
- Transliteration
- ‛eglôn
- Pronunciation
- eg-lawn'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man of the Moabites living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.3.12
Meaning of the name
Eglon = "calf-like"
General definition
From H5695; vituline;
{Eglon} the name of a place in Palestine and of a Moabitish king: - Eglon.
{Eglon} the name of a place in Palestine and of a Moabitish king: - Eglon.
In the biblical story
Eglon
King of Moab who oppressed Israel
Eglon, king of Moab, oppressed Israel for 18 years until Ehud, a left-handed Benjamite, assassinated him and delivered Israel. (Jdg.3.12,14,15,17,17)
In the Bible
Strong H5700H appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- eglon4
First verses
- Judges 3:12And 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.
- Judges 3:14So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
- Judges 3:15But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.
- Judges 3:17And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.