Judges 3:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Judges 3:15

13 Then he gathered to himself the people of Ammon and ^aAmalek, went and defeated Israel, and took possession of ^bthe City of Palms.

14 So the children of Israel ^aserved Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

15 But when the children of Israel ^acried out to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for them: Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a ^bleft-handed man. By him the children of Israel sent tribute to Eglon king of Moab.

16 Now Ehud made himself a dagger (it was double-edged and a cubit in length) and fastened it under his clothes on his right thigh.

17 So he brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.)

18 And when he had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people who had carried the tribute.

19 But he himself turned back ^afrom the stone images that were at Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” He said, “Keep silence!” And all who attended him went out from him.

20 So Ehud came to him (now he was sitting upstairs in his cool private chamber). Then Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” So he arose from his seat.

21 Then Ehud reached with his left hand, took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.

22 Even the¹ hilt went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the dagger out of his belly; and his entrails came out.

23 Then Ehud went out through the porch and shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.

24 When he had gone out,¹ Eglon’s servants came to look, and to their surprise, the doors of the upper room were locked. So they said, “He is probably ^aattending to his needs in the cool chamber.”

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Topical Studies for Judges 3:15:

Children {Forerunner Commentary}
Children {Nave's Topical Bible}
Children {Torrey's Topical Textbook}

Deliverer {Forerunner Commentary}
Deliverer {Nave's Topical Bible}

Eglon {Nave's Topical Bible}

Ehud {Nave's Topical Bible}

Gera {Nave's Topical Bible}

Israel {Forerunner Commentary}
Israel {Nave's Topical Bible}

King {Forerunner Commentary}
King {Nave's Topical Bible}

Left-handed {Nave's Topical Bible}

Lord {Forerunner Commentary}
Lord {Nave's Topical Bible}

Man {Forerunner Commentary}
Man {Nave's Topical Bible}
Man {Torrey's Topical Textbook}

Moab {Forerunner Commentary}
Moab {Nave's Topical Bible}

Son {Nave's Topical Bible}

Tribute {Forerunner Commentary}
Tribute {Torrey's Topical Textbook}

Benjamite {Forerunner Commentary}

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