Jueces 3:13

13 Eglón se alió con los amonitas y los amalecitas y salió a pelear, derrotó a Israel y tomó posesión de Jericó, la ciudad de las palmeras.

Jueces 3:13 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 3:13

And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek,
&c.] Either the Lord gathered them to Eglon, inclined them to enter into a confederacy with him, to assist in the war against Israel; or the king of Moab got them to join with him in it, they being his neighbours, and enemies to Israel, and especially Amalek:

and went and smote Israel;
first the two tribes and a half, which lay on that side Jordan Moab did, whom it is reasonable to suppose he would attack first; and having defeated them, he came over Jordan:

and possessed the city of the palm trees;
Jericho, as the Targum, which was set with palm trees; see ( Deuteronomy 34:3 ) ( Judges 1:16 ) ; not the city itself, for that was destroyed by Joshua, and not rebuilt until the time of Ahab; but the country, about it, or, as Abarbinel thinks, a city that was near it; here Josephus says ^F20 he had his royal palace; it is probable he built a fort or garrison here, to secure the fords of Jordan, and his own retreat; as well as to keep up a communication with his own people, and prevent the tribes of the other side giving any assistance to their brethren, if able and disposed to do it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 Antiqu. l. 5. c. 4. sect. 1.

Jueces 3:13 In-Context

11 Y hubo paz en la tierra durante cuarenta años. Luego murió Otoniel, hijo de Cenaz.

12 Aod, juez de Israel
De nuevo los israelitas hicieron lo malo a los ojos del Señor
y, por la maldad de ellos, el Señor
le dio dominio sobre Israel al rey Eglón, de Moab.

13 Eglón se alió con los amonitas y los amalecitas y salió a pelear, derrotó a Israel y tomó posesión de Jericó, la ciudad de las palmeras.

14 Entonces los israelitas sirvieron a Eglón, rey de Moab, durante dieciocho años.

15 Sin embargo, cuando el pueblo de Israel clamó al Señor
por ayuda, el Señor
nuevamente levantó a un libertador para salvarlos. Se llamaba Aod, hijo de Gera, quien era un hombre zurdo, de la tribu de Benjamín. Los israelitas enviaron a Aod a entregar el dinero del tributo al rey Eglón, de Moab.