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For 18 years the people of Israel were under the rule of Eglon, the king of Moab.
Judges 3:14 Meaning and Commentary
Judges 3:14
So the children of Israel served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years. ] Ten years longer than they served the king of Mesopotamia, ( Judges 3:8 ) , as a severer correction of them for their relapse into idolatry.
12
Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, and because they did this evil the LORD gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel.
13
Getting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join him, Eglon came and attacked Israel, and they took possession of the City of Palms.
14
The Israelites were subject to Eglon king of Moab for eighteen years.
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Again the Israelites cried out to the LORD, and he gave them a deliverer—Ehud, a left-handed man, the son of Gera the Benjamite. The Israelites sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
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Now Ehud had made a double-edged sword about a cubit long, which he strapped to his right thigh under his clothing.