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
;
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
, and the Sidonians
, and the Hivites
that dwelt
in mount
Lebanon
, from mount
Baalhermon
unto 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
, 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
, and he sold
them into the hand
of Chushanrishathaim
king
of Mesopotamia
: and the children
of Israel
served
Chushanrishathaim
eight
years
.
And when the children of Israel
cried
unto the LORD
, the LORD
raised up
a deliverer
to the children
of Israel
, who delivered
them, even Othniel
the son
of Kenaz
, Caleb's
younger
brother
.
And the Spirit of the LORD
came upon him, and he judged
Israel
, and went out
to war
: and the LORD
delivered
Chushanrishathaim
king
of Mesopotamia
into his hand
; and his hand
prevailed
against Chushanrishathaim
.
And the land had rest
forty
years
. And Othniel
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
, 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
, and possessed
the city
of palm trees
.
So the children of Israel
served
Eglon
the king
of Moab
eighteen
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
, a man
lefthanded
: and by him
the children
of Israel
sent
a present
unto Eglon
the king
of Moab
.
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
: 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
.
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
, 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
. 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
.