Judges 3:1 Now these are the nations1471 which the LORD3068 left,3240 to prove5254 Israel3478 by them, even as many of Israel as had not known3045 all the wars4421 of Canaan;3667 cr 2 Only that7535 the generations1755 of the children1121 of Israel3478 might know,3045 to teach3925 them war,4421 at the least such as before6440 knew3045 nothing thereof; cr 3 Namely, five2568 lords5633 of the Philistines,6430 and all the Canaanites,3669 and the Sidonians,6722 and the Hivites2340 that dwelt3427 in mount2022 Lebanon,3844 from mount2022 Baalhermon1179 unto the entering in935 of Hamath.2574 cr 4 And they were to prove5254 Israel3478 by them, to know3045 whether they would hearken8085 unto the commandments4687 of the LORD,3068 which he commanded6680 their fathers1 by the hand3027 of Moses.4872 cr

Judges 3:5 And the children1121 of Israel3478 dwelt3427 among7130 the Canaanites,3669 Hittites,2850 and Amorites,567 and Perizzites,6522 and Hivites,2340 and Jebusites:2983 cr 6 And they took3947 their daughters1323 to be their wives,802 and gave5414 their daughters1323 to their sons,1121 and served5647 their gods.430 cr 7 And the children1121 of Israel3478 did6213 evil7451 in the sight5869 of the LORD,3068 and forgat7911 the LORD3068 their God,430 and served5647 Baalim1168 and the groves.842 cr

Judges 3:8 Therefore the anger639 of the LORD3068 was hot2734 against Israel,3478 and he sold4376 them into the hand3027 of Chushanrishathaim3573 king4428 of Mesopotamia:763{Heb. Aramnaharaim} and the children1121 of Israel3478 served5647 Chushanrishathaim3573 eight8083 years.8141 cr 9 And when the children1121 of Israel3478 cried2199 unto the LORD,3068 the LORD3068 raised up6965 a deliverer3467{Heb. saviour} to the children1121 of Israel,3478 who delivered3467 them, even Othniel6274 the son1121 of Kenaz,7073 Caleb's3612 younger6996 brother.251 cr 10 And the Spirit7307 of the LORD3068 came upon{Heb. was} him, and he judged8199 Israel,3478 and went out3318 to war:4421 and the LORD3068 delivered5414 Chushanrishathaim3573 king4428 of Mesopotamia763{Heb. Aram} into his hand;3027 and his hand3027 prevailed5810 against Chushanrishathaim.3573 cr 11 And the land776 had rest8252 forty705 years.8141 And Othniel6274 the son1121 of Kenaz7073 died.4191 cr

Judges 3:12 And the children1121 of Israel3478 did6213 evil7451 again3254 in the sight5869 of the LORD:3068 and the LORD3068 strengthened2388 Eglon5700 the king4428 of Moab4124 against Israel,3478 because they had done6213 evil7451 in the sight5869 of the LORD.3068 cr 13 And he gathered622 unto him the children1121 of Ammon5983 and Amalek,6002 and went3212 and smote5221 Israel,3478 and possessed3423 the city5892 of palm trees.8558 5899 cr 14 So the children1121 of Israel3478 served5647 Eglon5700 the king4428 of Moab4124 eighteen8083 6240 years.8141 cr

Judges 3:15 But when the children1121 of Israel3478 cried2199 unto the LORD,3068 the LORD3068 raised them up6965 a deliverer,3467 Ehud164 the son1121 of Gera,1617 a Benjamite,1145{Or, the son of Jemini} a man376 lefthanded:334 3225{Heb. shut of his right hand} and by him3027 the children1121 of Israel3478 sent7971 a present4503 unto Eglon5700 the king4428 of Moab.4124 cr 16 But Ehud164 made6213 him a dagger2719 which had two8147 edges,6366 of a cubit1574 length;753 and he did gird2296 it under his raiment4055 upon his right3225 thigh.3409 cr 17 And he brought7126 the present4503 unto Eglon5700 king4428 of Moab:4124 and Eglon5700 was a very3966 fat1277 man.376 cr 18 And when he had made an end3615 to offer7126 the present,4503 he sent away7971 the people5971 that bare5375 the present.4503 cr 19 But he himself turned again7725 from the quarries6456{Or, graven images} that were by Gilgal,1537 and said,559 I have a secret5643 errand1697 unto thee, O king:4428 who said,559 Keep silence.2013 And all that stood5975 by him went out3318 from him. cr 20 And Ehud164 came935 unto him; and he was sitting3427 in a summer4747 parlour,5944{Heb. a parlour of cooling} which he had for himself alone. And Ehud164 said,559 I have a message1697 from God430 unto thee. And he arose6965 out of his seat.3678 cr 21 And Ehud164 put forth7971 his left8040 hand,3027 and took3947 the dagger2719 from his right3225 thigh,3409 and thrust8628 it into his belly:990 cr 22 And the haft5325 also went in935 after310 the blade;3851 and the fat2459 closed5462 upon1157 the blade,3851 so that he could not draw8025 the dagger2719 out of his belly;990 and the dirt6574 came out.3318{Or, it came out at the fundament} cr 23 Then Ehud164 went forth3318 through the porch,4528 and shut5462 the doors1817 of the parlour5944 upon him, and locked5274 them. cr

Judges 3:24 When he was gone out,3318 his servants5650 came;935 and when they saw7200 that, behold, the doors1817 of the parlour5944 were locked,5274 they said,559 Surely he covereth5526{Or, doeth his easement} his feet7272 in his summer4747 chamber.2315 cr 25 And they tarried2342 till they were ashamed:954 and, behold, he opened6605 not the doors1817 of the parlour;5944 therefore they took3947 a key,4668 and opened6605 them: and, behold, their lord113 was fallen down5307 dead4191 on the earth.776 cr

Judges 3:26 And Ehud164 escaped4422 while they tarried,4102 and passed beyond5674 the quarries,6456 and escaped4422 unto Seirath.8167 cr 27 And it came to pass, when he was come,935 that he blew8628 a trumpet7782 in the mountain2022 of Ephraim,669 and the children1121 of Israel3478 went down3381 with him from the mount,2022 and he before6440 them. cr 28 And he said559 unto them, Follow7291 after310 me: for the LORD3068 hath delivered5414 your enemies341 the Moabites4124 into your hand.3027 And they went down3381 after310 him, and took3920 the fords4569 of Jordan3383 toward Moab,4124 and suffered5414 not a man376 to pass over.5674 cr 29 And they slew5221 of Moab4124 at that time6256 about ten6235 thousand505 men,376 all lusty,8082{Heb. fat} and all men376 of valour;2428 and there escaped4422 not a man.376 cr 30 So Moab4124 was subdued3665 that day3117 under the hand3027 of Israel.3478 And the land776 had rest8252 fourscore8084 years.8141 cr

Judges 3:31 And after310 him was Shamgar8044 the son1121 of Anath,6067 which slew5221 of the Philistines6430 six8337 hundred3967 men376 with an ox1241 goad:4451 and he also delivered3467 Israel.3478 cr