Judges:3

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* 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 K @na #an #; * Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know , to teach them war , at the least such as before knew nothing thereof ; * Namely , five lords of the Philistines , and all the Canaanites K @na #aniy #, and the Sidonians , and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon , from mount Baalhermon Ba #alunto the entering in of Hamath . * 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 . * And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites K @na #aniy #, Hittites , and Amorites , and Perizzites , and Hivites , and Jebusites : * And they took their daughters to be their wives , and gave their daughters to their sons , and served their gods . * 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 . * Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel Yisra #el #, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim Kuwshanking of Mesopotamia #Aram : and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim Kuwshaneight years . * And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD , the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel Yisra #el #, who delivered them , even Othniel #Othniy #el # the son of Kenaz , Calebs younger brother . * And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him , and he judged Israel Yisra #el #, and went out to war : and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim Kuwshanking of Mesopotamia #Araminto his hand ; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim Kuwshan Rish #athayim #. * And the land had rest forty #arba #iym # years . And Othniel #Othniy #el # the son of Kenaz died . * 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 Yisra #el #, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD . * And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek , and went and smote Israel Yisra #el #, and possessed the city of palm trees #Iyr hat-T @mariym #. * So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen sh @moneh # years . * But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD , the LORD raised them up a deliverer , Ehud the son of Gera , a Benjamite Ben-y @miyniy #, a man lefthanded #H3225 : and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab Mow #ab #. * 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 . * And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab Mow #ab #: and Eglon was a very fat man . * And when he had made an end to offer the present , he sent away the people that bare the present . * 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 . * 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 . * And Ehud put forth his left hand , and took the dagger from his right thigh , and thrust it into his belly : * 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 . * Then Ehud went forth through the porch , and shut the doors of the parlour upon him , and locked them . * 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 . * 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 . * And Ehud escaped while they tarried , and passed beyond the quarries , and escaped unto Seirath S @#iyrah #. * 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 . * 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 Mow #ab #, and suffered not a man to pass over . * 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 . * So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel Yisra #el #. And the land had rest fourscore years . * 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 Yisra #el #.

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