Judges 3:27

27 When he arrived, 1he sounded the trumpet in 2the hill country of Ephraim. Then the people of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he was their leader.

Judges 3:27 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 3:27

And it came to pass, when he was come,
That is, to Seirath, ( Judges 3:26 ) , in the tribe of Ephraim:

that be blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim;
which being an high mountain, the sound of the trumpet was heard afar off; and if Ehud's design was known to the Israelites, what he intended to do, this might be the token agreed on, should he succeed, to call them together, see ( Jeremiah 31:6 ) ;

and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he
before them;
being there assembled together, and which might be the place before appointed for their rendezvous, and where and when he took the command of them, and went before them as their general.

Judges 3:27 In-Context

25 And they waited till they were embarrassed. But when he still did not open the doors of the roof chamber, they took the key and opened them, and there lay their lord dead on the floor.
26 Ehud escaped while they delayed, and he passed beyond the idols and escaped to Seirah.
27 When he arrived, he sounded the trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim. Then the people of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he was their leader.
28 And he said to them, "Follow after me, for the LORD has given your enemies the Moabites into your hand." So they went down after him and seized the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites and did not allow anyone to pass over.
29 And they killed at that time about 10,000 of the Moabites, all strong, able-bodied men; not a man escaped.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Judges 6:34; 1 Samuel 13:3
  • 2. See Joshua 24:33
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