Judges 3 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Idolatry Leads to Servitude

Now these^H428 are the nations^H1471 that the LORD^H3068 left^H5117, to test^H5254 Israel^H3478 by them (that is, all^H3605 the Israelites who^H834 had not [fn]experienced^H3045 any^H3605 of the wars^H4421 of Canaan^H3667;

Jdg 3:2

Jdg 3:2only in order that the generations of the sons of Israel might [fn]be taught war, [fn]those who had not [fn]experienced it previously).

Jdg 3:3

Jdg 3:3These nations are: the five governors of the Philistines and all the Canaanites and the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon as far as [fn]Lebo-hamath.

Jdg 3:4

Jdg 3:4They were left to test Israel by them, to find out if they would [fn]obey the commandments of the LORD, which He had commanded their fathers [fn]through Moses.

Jdg 3:5

Jdg 3:5The sons of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites;

Jdg 3:6

Jdg 3:6and they took their daughters for themselves as wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

Jdg 3:7

So the sons^H1121 of Israel^H3478 did^H6213 what^H7451 was^H7451 evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD^H3068, and they forgot^H7911 the LORD^H3068 their God^H430 and served^H5647 the Baals^H1168 and the [fn]Asheroth^H842.

Jdg 3:8

Jdg 3:8Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, so that He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim, king of [fn]Mesopotamia; and the sons of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim for eight years.

The First Judge Frees Israel

Jdg 3:9

Jdg 3:9But the sons of Israel cried out to the LORD, and the LORD raised up a deliverer for the sons of Israel to set them free, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.

Jdg 3:10

Jdg 3:10And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel. When he went to war, the LORD handed over to him Cushan-rishathaim king of [fn]Mesopotamia, so that [fn]he prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim.

Jdg 3:11

Jdg 3:11Then the land was at rest for forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

Jdg 3:12

Now the sons^H1121 of Israel^H3478 again^H3254 did^H6213 evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD^H3068. So the LORD^H3068 strengthened^H2388 Eglon^H5700 the king^H4428 of Moab^H4124 against^H5921 Israel^H3478, because^H5921^H3588 they had done^H6213 evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD^H3068.

Jdg 3:13

Jdg 3:13And he gathered to himself the sons of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and [fn]defeated Israel, and they took possession of the city of the palm trees.

Jdg 3:14

Jdg 3:14And the sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab for eighteen years.

Ehud Kills Eglon

Jdg 3:15

But when the sons^H1121 of Israel^H3478 cried^H2199 out^H2199 to the LORD^H3068, the LORD^H3068 raised^H6965 up^H6965 a deliverer^H3467 for them, Ehud^H164 the son^H1121 of Gera^H1617, the Benjaminite^H1145, a left-handed^H334^H3225^H3027 man^H376. And the sons^H1121 of Israel^H3478 sent^H7971 tribute^H4503 by [fn]him to Eglon^H5700 the king^H4428 of Moab^H4124.

Jdg 3:16

Jdg 3:16Now Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length, and he strapped it on his right thigh under his cloak.

Jdg 3:17

Jdg 3:17Then he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.

Jdg 3:18

Jdg 3:18And it came about, when he had finished presenting the tribute, that Ehud sent away the people who had carried the tribute.

Jdg 3:19

Jdg 3:19But he himself turned back from the idols which were at Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” And the king said, “Silence!” And all who were attending him left him.

Jdg 3:20

Jdg 3:20Then Ehud came to him while he was sitting in his cool roof chamber alone. And Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” And he got up from his seat.

Jdg 3:21

Jdg 3:21Then Ehud reached out with his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.

Jdg 3:22

Jdg 3:22The hilt of the sword also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade because he did not pull the sword out of his belly; and [fn]the refuse came out.

Jdg 3:23

Jdg 3:23Then Ehud went out into the [fn]vestibule, and shut the doors of the roof chamber behind him, and locked them.

Jdg 3:24

When he had left^H3318, [fn]the king’s servants^H5650 came^H935 and looked^H7200, and behold^H2009, the doors^H1817 of the roof^H5944 chamber^H5944 were locked^H5274; and they said^H559, “Undoubtedly^H389 he is [fn]relieving^H5526^H7272 himself in the cool^H4747 room^H2315.”

Jdg 3:25

Jdg 3:25So they waited [fn]until it would have been shameful to wait longer; but behold, he did not open the doors of the roof chamber. So they took the key and opened them, and behold, their master had fallen to the [fn]floor dead.

Jdg 3:26

Now Ehud^H164 escaped^H4422 while^H5704 they were hesitating^H4102, and he passed^H5674 by^H5674 the idols^H6456 and escaped^H4422 to Seirah^H8167.

Jdg 3:27

Jdg 3:27And [fn]when he arrived, he blew the trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim; and the sons of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he was [fn]leading them.

Jdg 3:28

Jdg 3:28Then he said to them, “Pursue them, for the LORD has handed your enemies the Moabites over to you.” So they went down after him and took control of the crossing places of the Jordan opposite Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross.

Jdg 3:29

Jdg 3:29They struck and killed about ten thousand Moabites at that time, all robust and valiant men; and no one escaped.

Jdg 3:30

Jdg 3:30So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land was at rest for eighty years.

Shamgar Saves Israel

Jdg 3:31

Now after^H310 him came^H1961 Shamgar^H8044 the son^H1121 of Anath^H6067, who struck^H5221 and^H5221 killed^H5221 six^H8337 hundred^H3967 Philistines^H6430 with an [fn]oxgoad^H4451; and he also^H1571 saved^H3467 Israel^H3478.

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NASB20 Footnotes

(3:1)

Lit known

(3:2)

Lit know, to teach them

(3:2)

Lit only those

(3:2)

Lit known

(3:3)

Or the entrance of Hamath

(3:4)

Lit listen to

(3:4)

Lit by the hand of

(3:7)

I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah)

(3:8)

Heb Aram-naharaim

(3:10)

Heb Aram

(3:10)

Lit his hand was strong

(3:13)

Lit struck

(3:15)

Lit his hand

(3:22)

Meaning of the Heb uncertain, but perhaps excrement

(3:23)

Meaning uncertain

(3:24)

Lit his

(3:24)

Lit covering his feet; a euphemism referring to a squatting position

Lit until shaming

Lit earth

Lit it happened

Lit before them

I.e., a spiked stick for driving livestock

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Judges 3 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Idolatry Leads to Servitude

The First Judge Frees Israel

Ehud Kills Eglon

Shamgar Saves Israel

NASB20 Footnotes

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