1.
Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
am 2561, bc 1443, An, Ex, Is, 48
the nations: Judges 2:21, Judges 2:22, Deuteronomy 7:22
prove: Deuteronomy 8:2, Deuteronomy 8:16, 2 Chronicles 32:31, Job 23:10, Proverbs 17:3, Jeremiah 6:27, Jeremiah 17:9, Jeremiah 17:10, Zechariah 13:9, John 2:24, 1 Peter 1:7, 1 Peter 4:12, Revelation 2:23
as had not: Judges 2:10
Reciprocal: Genesis 19:37 - Moabites Exodus 15:25 - proved Exodus 23:29 - in one year Deuteronomy 6:19 - General Joshua 13:2 - the land Judges 3:4 - to prove 1 Samuel 28:1 - Philistines 1 Kings 9:21 - left 2 Chronicles 12:8 - that they may
2.
Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;
might know: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, 2 Chronicles 12:8, Matthew 10:34-39, John 16:33, 1 Corinthians 9:26, 1 Corinthians 9:27, Ephesians 6:11-18, 1 Timothy 6:12, 2 Timothy 2:3, 2 Timothy 4:7
to teach: Their fathers fought by a divine power. God taught their hands to war and their fingers to fight, that they might be the instruments of destruction to the wicked nations on whom the curse rested; but now that they had forfeited His favour, they must learn what it is to fight like other men.
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 5:22 - the war was of God
3.
Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath.
five lords: Judges 10:7, Judges 14:4, Joshua 13:3, 1 Samuel 4:1, 1 Samuel 4:2, 1 Samuel 6:18, 1 Samuel 13:5, 1 Samuel 13:19-23, 1 Samuel 29:2
Canaanites: Judges 4:2, Judges 4:23, Judges 4:24, Genesis 10:15-19, Numbers 13:29
Sidonians: Judges 10:12, Judges 18:7, Genesis 49:13, Joshua 11:8-13, Joshua 19:28
in mount: Numbers 34:8, Deuteronomy 1:7, Deuteronomy 3:9, Joshua 11:3, Joshua 13:5
Reciprocal: Joshua 5:1 - which were by Joshua 11:22 - only in Gaza Judges 1:18 - Also Judah Judges 2:21 - General Judges 16:5 - the lords 1 Samuel 6:4 - Five golden 1 Samuel 6:16 - the five 1 Samuel 17:1 - gathered 1 Kings 8:65 - from the entering 2 Kings 8:2 - land Jeremiah 39:5 - Hamath Zephaniah 2:5 - O Canaan
4.
And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
5.
And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:
dwelt: Judges 1:29-32, Psalms 106:34-38
Canaanites: Genesis 10:15-18, Genesis 15:19-21, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Deuteronomy 7:1, Joshua 9:1, Nehemiah 9:8
Reciprocal: Psalms 78:57 - But Psalms 106:36 - And
6.
And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
Exodus 34:16, Deuteronomy 7:3, Deuteronomy 7:4, 1 Kings 11:1-5, Ezra 9:11, Ezra 9:12, Nehemiah 13:23-27, Ezekiel 16:3
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 7:16 - for that will Judges 2:3 - their gods 1 Kings 11:2 - surely Nehemiah 9:26 - they were Ezekiel 16:15 - and playedst Malachi 2:11 - and hath
7.
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
did evil: Judges 3:12, Judges 2:11-13
the groves: Judges 6:25, Exodus 34:13, Deuteronomy 16:21, 1 Kings 16:33, 1 Kings 18:19, 2 Kings 23:6, 2 Kings 23:14, 2 Chronicles 15:16, 2 Chronicles 24:18, 2 Chronicles 33:3, 2 Chronicles 33:19, 2 Chronicles 34:3, 2 Chronicles 34:7
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:33 - Beersheba Deuteronomy 6:11 - when thou Deuteronomy 7:3 - General Deuteronomy 7:4 - so will Judges 2:13 - served Judges 2:14 - the anger Judges 4:1 - did evil Judges 10:6 - Baalim Judges 13:1 - did 1 Samuel 12:9 - forgat 1 Samuel 12:10 - Baalim 1 Kings 11:2 - surely 1 Kings 14:22 - Judah 1 Kings 16:31 - served Baal 2 Kings 22:17 - have forsaken Nehemiah 9:26 - they were Jeremiah 17:2 - their altars Jeremiah 23:27 - as Hosea 2:13 - the days Hosea 11:2 - they sacrificed
8.
Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years.
am 2591, bc 1413, An, Ex, Is, 78
was hot: Judges 2:14, Judges 2:20, Exodus 22:24, Deuteronomy 29:20, Psalms 6:1, Psalms 85:3
he sold: Judges 2:14, Judges 4:9, Deuteronomy 32:30, 1 Samuel 12:9, Isaiah 50:1, Romans 7:14
Chushanrishathaim: Habakkuk 3:7
Mesopotamia: Heb. Aram-naharaim. Aram-naharayim, "Syria of the two rivers," or Mesopotamia, "between the rivers," is a famous province situated between the Tigris and Euphrates. It is called by Arabian geographers, Maverannaher, "the country beyond the river;" and is now called Diarbek.
Reciprocal: Genesis 24:10 - Mesopotamia Deuteronomy 7:4 - so will Joshua 23:15 - so shall 2 Kings 13:3 - and he delivered 2 Kings 22:17 - have forsaken 1 Chronicles 17:10 - And since 2 Chronicles 28:9 - because the Lord God Nehemiah 9:27 - thou deliveredst Psalms 78:34 - General Psalms 106:40 - the wrath Psalms 106:41 - he gave Isaiah 42:24 - General Ezekiel 39:23 - gave them Daniel 1:2 - the Lord John 8:33 - and were Acts 2:9 - Mesopotamia
9.
And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
am 2599, bc 1405, An, Ex, Is, 86
cried: Judges 3:15, Judges 4:3, Judges 6:7, Judges 10:10, 1 Samuel 12:10, Nehemiah 9:27, Psalms 22:5, Psalms 78:34, Psalms 106:41-44, Psalms 107:13-19
raised up: Judges 2:16
deliverer: Heb. saviour
Othniel: Judges 1:13
Reciprocal: Joshua 15:17 - Othniel Judges 3:11 - Othniel Judges 6:6 - cried 1 Chronicles 4:13 - Kenaz 1 Chronicles 27:15 - Othniel 2 Chronicles 15:4 - in their trouble Psalms 106:44 - General Obadiah 1:21 - saviours
10.
And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim.
the Spirit: Judges 6:34, Judges 11:29, Judges 13:25, Judges 14:6, Judges 14:19, Numbers 11:17, Numbers 27:18, 1 Samuel 10:6, 1 Samuel 11:6, 1 Samuel 16:13, 2 Chronicles 15:1, 2 Chronicles 20:14, Psalms 51:11, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, Hebrews 6:4
came: Heb. was
Mesopotamia: Heb. Aram
Reciprocal: Judges 2:16 - the Lord Judges 7:9 - I have delivered Judges 11:32 - the Lord Judges 15:14 - the Spirit 1 Samuel 7:6 - judged 1 Samuel 7:15 - judged 2 Chronicles 15:4 - in their trouble Acts 13:20 - he gave
11.
And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
the land: Judges 3:30, Judges 5:31, Judges 8:28, Joshua 11:23, Esther 9:22
Othniel: Judges 3:9, Joshua 15:17, 1 Chronicles 4:13
Reciprocal: Genesis 49:15 - rest Joshua 14:15 - And the land Judges 2:19 - when the Judges 10:11 - children Judges 11:26 - three hundred 1 Samuel 7:15 - judged 2 Chronicles 14:6 - for the land Nehemiah 9:28 - did evil again
12.
And 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.
am 2662, bc 1342, An, Ex, Is, 148
did evil: Judges 2:19, Hosea 6:4
and the Lord: Exodus 9:16, 2 Kings 5:1, Isaiah 10:15, Isaiah 37:26, Isaiah 45:1-4, Ezekiel 38:16, Daniel 4:22, Daniel 5:18, John 19:11
the king: 1 Samuel 12:9
Reciprocal: Joshua 23:15 - so shall Judges 3:7 - did evil Judges 4:1 - did evil Judges 10:9 - passed 1 Kings 14:22 - Judah 2 Kings 13:20 - the Moabites Nehemiah 9:28 - did evil again Psalms 78:34 - General Psalms 78:57 - But Psalms 106:41 - he gave
13.
And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
Ammon: Judges 5:14, Psalms 83:6
the city: Judges 1:16, Deuteronomy 34:3, Psalms 83:7
Reciprocal: Judges 6:3 - Amalekites Judges 10:9 - passed Judges 12:15 - in the mount
14.
So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
served: Leviticus 26:23-25, Deuteronomy 28:40, Deuteronomy 28:47, Deuteronomy 28:48
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:29 - thou shalt be
15.
But 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.
am 2679, bc 1325, An, Ex, Is, 166
cried unto: Judges 3:9, Psalms 50:15, Psalms 78:34, Psalms 90:15, Jeremiah 29:12, Jeremiah 29:13, Jeremiah 33:3
a Benjamite: or, the son of Jemini
lefthanded: Heb. shut of his right hand, This Hebrew phrase intimates that, either through disease or disuse, he made little or no use of the right hand, but of his left only, and so was the less fit for war, because he would most likely wield a dagger awkwardly: yet God chose this left-handed man to be the minister of his retributive justice. It was God's right hand that gained Israel the victory, Psalms 44:3, not the right hand of the instruments he employed. Judges 20:16, 1 Chronicles 12:2
sent a present: 1 Samuel 10:27, Proverbs 18:16, Proverbs 19:6, Proverbs 21:14, Isaiah 36:16
Reciprocal: Genesis 49:27 - a wolf Judges 2:16 - the Lord Judges 4:3 - cried Judges 6:6 - cried Judges 7:13 - a cake 1 Samuel 12:10 - And they 1 Kings 10:25 - every man 1 Chronicles 7:10 - Ehud 1 Chronicles 8:5 - Gera Nehemiah 9:27 - in the time Psalms 119:66 - Teach me
16.
But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
two edges: Psalms 149:6, Hebrews 4:12, Revelation 1:16, Revelation 2:12
upon: Judges 3:21, Psalms 45:3, Song of Solomon 3:8
17.
And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
a very fat: Judges 3:29, *marg. 1 Samuel 2:29, Job 15:27, Psalms 73:7, Psalms 73:19, Jeremiah 5:28, Jeremiah 50:11, Ezekiel 34:20
18.
And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.
19.
But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.
quarries: or graven images, Joshua 4:20
a secret: Judges 3:20, 2 Kings 9:5, 2 Kings 9:6, Acts 23:18, Acts 23:19
And all that: Genesis 45:1
Reciprocal: Genesis 31:46 - an heap Judges 3:26 - the quarries 2 Samuel 13:9 - And Amnon
20.
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
a summer parlour: Heb. a parlour of cooling, The aleeyah, or upper chamber, seems to have been of the same description as the oleah of the Arabs, but properly ventilated, described by Dr. Shaw, who says, that to most of their houses there is a smaller one annexed, which sometimes rises one story higher than the house; at other times, it consists of one or two rooms only, and a terrace; while others that are built, as they frequently are, over the porch or gateway, have, if we except the ground floor, which they want, all the conveniences that belong to the house itself. There is a door of communication from them into the gallery of the house; besides another, which opens immediately from a private staircase, down into the porch or street, without giving the least disturbance to the house. In these back houses strangers are usually lodged and entertained; and to them likewise the men are wont to retire from the noise and hurry of their families, to be more at leisure for mediation or diversions. Amos 3:15
I have: Judges 3:19, 2 Samuel 12:1-15, 2 Samuel 24:12, Micah 6:9
he arose: Psalms 29:1, Jeremiah 10:7
Reciprocal: Numbers 23:18 - Rise up 2 Kings 4:10 - a little chamber 1 Chronicles 8:6 - Ehud Nehemiah 8:5 - stood up
21.
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
thrust it: Numbers 25:7, Numbers 25:8, 1 Samuel 15:33, Job 20:25, Zechariah 13:3, 2 Corinthians 5:16
Reciprocal: Judges 3:16 - upon Judges 4:21 - took 2 Samuel 20:10 - in Joab's
22.
And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.
the dirt came out: or, it came out at the fundament, Judges 3:22
23.
Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.
24.
When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.
covereth: etc. or, doeth his easement, 1 Samuel 24:3
25.
And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
26.
And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.
the quarries: Judges 3:19
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 9:10 - he opened
27.
And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.
he blew: Judges 5:14, Judges 6:34, 1 Samuel 13:3, 2 Samuel 20:22, 2 Kings 9:13
mountain: Judges 7:24, Judges 17:1, Judges 19:1, Joshua 17:15, Joshua 17:18
Reciprocal: Numbers 10:9 - oppresseth Judges 7:8 - trumpets Judges 12:15 - in the mount 2 Samuel 20:1 - he blew
28.
And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.
Follow: Judges 4:10, Judges 7:17
the Lord: Judges 7:9, Judges 7:15, 1 Samuel 17:47
the fords: Judges 12:5, Joshua 2:7
Reciprocal: Judges 7:24 - take before 1 Kings 20:21 - went out
29.
And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man.
lusty: Heb. fat, Judges 3:17, Deuteronomy 32:15, Job 15:27, Psalms 17:10
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 8:2 - he smote 1 Chronicles 18:2 - He smote
30.
So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.
And the land: Judges 3:11, Judges 5:31
Reciprocal: Joshua 14:15 - And the land Judges 8:28 - forty years Judges 11:26 - three hundred 2 Samuel 8:2 - he smote 1 Chronicles 18:2 - He smote 2 Chronicles 14:6 - for the land Nehemiah 9:28 - did evil again Acts 9:31 - the churches
31.
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.
Shamgar: Judges 5:6, Judges 5:8
an ox goad: This implement, Mr. Maundrell informs us, in Palestine and Syria is of an extraordinary size. He measured several, and "found them about eight feet long; and at the bigger end about six inches in circumference. They were armed at the lesser end with a sharp prickle for driving the oxen; and at the other end with a small paddle of iron, strong and massive, for cleansing the plough from the clay. In the hand of a powerful man such an instrument must be more dangerous and fatal than a sword." Judges 15:15, 1 Samuel 13:19-22, 1 Samuel 17:47, 1 Samuel 17:50, 1 Corinthians 1:17
also: Judges 2:16
Israel: "So part is called Israel." Judges 4:1, Judges 4:3-24, Judges 10:7, Judges 10:17, Judges 11:4-33, 1 Samuel 4:1,"It seems to concern only the country next to the Philistines.
Reciprocal: Joshua 23:10 - One man Judges 4:21 - took Judges 7:13 - a cake Judges 10:11 - Philistines 1 Samuel 17:40 - staff