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* Now these are the nations which Yahweh left , to prove Israel by them , even as many [of Israel ] as had not known all the wars of Canaan ; * only that the generations of the sons of Israel might know , to teach them war , at the least such as formerly knew nothing of it : * [namely ], the five lords of the Philistines , and all the Canaanites , and the Sidonians , and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon , from mount Baal-hermon to the entrance of Hamath . * And they were [left ], to prove Israel by them , to know whether they would listen to the commandments of Yahweh , which he commanded their fathers by Moses . * And the sons of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites , the Hittites , and the Amorites , and the Perizzites , and the Hivites , and the Jebusites : * and they took their daughters to be their wives , and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods . * And the sons of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh , and forgot Yahweh their God , and served the Baalim and the Asheroth . * Therefore the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel , and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia : and the sons of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years . * And when the sons of Israel cried to Yahweh , Yahweh raised up a savior to the sons of Israel , who saved them , even Othniel the son of Kenaz , Caleb 's younger brother . * And the Spirit of Yahweh came upon him , and he judged Israel ; and he went out to war , and Yahweh delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand : and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim . * And the land had rest forty years . And Othniel the son of Kenaz died . * And the sons of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh : and Yahweh strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel , because they had done that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh . * And he gathered to him the sons of Ammon and Amalek ; and he went and struck Israel , and they possessed the city of palm-trees . * And the sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years . * But when the sons of Israel cried to Yahweh , Yahweh raised them up a savior , Ehud the son of Gera , the Benjamite , a left-handed man . And the sons of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab . * And Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges , a cubit in length ; and he girded it under his raiment on his right thigh . * And he offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab : now Eglon was a very fat man . * And when he had made an end of offering the tribute , he sent away the people who bore the tribute . * But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal , and said , I have a secret message to you , O king . And he said , Keep silent . And all who stood by him went out from him . * And Ehud came to him ; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room . And Ehud said , I have a message from God to you . And he arose out of his seat . * And Ehud put forth his left hand , and took the sword from his right thigh , and thrust it into his body : * and the handle also went in after the blade ; and the fat closed on the blade , for he did not draw the sword out of his body ; and it came out behind . * Then Ehud went forth into the porch , and shut the doors of the upper room on him , and locked them . * Now when he had gone out , his slaves came ; and they saw , and noticed that the doors of the upper room were locked ; and they said , Surely he is relieving himself in the upper chamber . * And they tarried until they were ashamed ; and saw that he didn 't open the doors of the upper room : therefore they took the key , and opened [them ], and saw that their lord had fallen down dead on the earth . * And Ehud escaped while they tarried , and passed beyond the quarries , and escaped to Seirah . * And it came to pass , when he came , that he blew a trumpet in the hill-country of Ephraim ; and the sons of Israel went down with him from the hill-country , and he [was ] before them . * And he said to them , Follow after me ; for Yahweh has delivered your (note :){+}(:note ) enemies the Moabites into your {+} hand . And they went down after him , and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites , and didn 't allow a man to pass over . * And they struck of Moab at that time about ten thousand men , every robust man , and every man of valor ; and not a man escaped . * So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel . And the land had rest 80 years . * And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath , who struck of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad : and he also saved Israel .

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