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class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>This was to teach the future generations of the Israelites how to fight in battle, especially those who had not fought before. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.3" /> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>These nations included the five rulers<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Judges.3.3.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> of the Philistines<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Judges.3.3.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a> and all of the Canaanites, the Sidonians,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Judges.3.3.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a> and the Hivites<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Judges.3.3.4"><span class="xrfAlphabet">d</span></a> who lived in the Lebanese mountains from Mount Baal-hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Judges.3.3.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.4" /> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> left them to test Israel, to determine if they would keep the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>’s commands he had given their ancestors through Moses.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Judges.3.4.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.5" /> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>But they settled among the Canaanites, Hethites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.6" /> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The Israelites took their daughters as wives for themselves, gave their own daughters to their sons, and worshiped their gods.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Judges.3.6.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><h3 class="head1">Othniel, the First Judge</h3><p class="noind"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.7" /> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The Israelites did what was evil in the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>’s sight; they forgot the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> their God<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Judges.3.7.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> and worshiped the Baals and the Asherahs. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.8" /> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>’s anger burned against Israel, and he sold them to King Cushan-rishathaim<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Judges.3.8.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> of Aram-naharaim,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Judges.3.8.2"><span class="fnAlphabet">B</span></a> <a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Judges.3.8.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> and the Israelites served him eight years.</p><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.9" /> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The Israelites cried out to the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Judges.3.9.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> So the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> raised up Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s youngest brother,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Judges.3.9.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a> as a deliverer<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Judges.3.9.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a> to save the Israelites. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.10" /> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The Spirit of the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> came on him, and he judged Israel. Othniel went out to battle, and the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> handed over King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram to him, so that Othniel overpowered him. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.11" /> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Then the land had peace for<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Judges.3.11.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> forty years, and Othniel son of Kenaz died.</p><h3 class="head1">Ehud</h3><p class="noind"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.12" /> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The Israelites again did what was evil in the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>’s sight. He gave King Eglon of Moab<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Judges.3.12.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> power over Israel, because they had done what was evil in the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>’s sight. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.13" /> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>After Eglon convinced the Ammonites and the Amalekites to join forces with him, he attacked and defeated Israel and took possession of the City of Palms.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Judges.3.13.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">a</span></a> <a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Judges.3.13.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.14" /> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The Israelites served King Eglon of Moab eighteen years.</p><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.15" /> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Then the Israelites cried out to the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>, and he raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Judges.3.15.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> Benjaminite,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Judges.3.15.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> as a deliverer for them. The Israelites sent him with the tribute<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Judges.3.15.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a> for King Eglon of Moab.</p><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.16" /> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Ehud made himself a double-edged sword eighteen inches long.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Judges.3.16.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> He strapped it to his right thigh under his clothes <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.17" /> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>and brought the tribute to King Eglon of Moab, who was an extremely fat man. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.18" /> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>When Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he dismissed the people who had carried it. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.19" /> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>At the carved images near Gilgal he returned and said, “King Eglon, I have a secret message for you.” The king said, “Silence! ” and all his attendants left him. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.20" /> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in his upstairs room where it was cool. Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you,” and the king stood up from his throne. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.21" /> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.22" /> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Even the handle went in after the blade, and Eglon’s fat closed in over it, so that Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly. And the waste came out.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Judges.3.22.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.23" /> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Ehud escaped by way of the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upstairs room behind him.</p><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.24" /> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Ehud was gone when Eglon’s servants came in. They looked and found the doors of the upstairs room locked and thought he was relieving himself<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Judges.3.24.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> in the cool room. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.25" /> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>The servants waited until they became embarrassed and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upstairs room. So they took the key and opened the doors — and there was their lord lying dead on the floor!</p><p class="scripture"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.26" /> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Ehud escaped while the servants waited. He passed the Jordan near the carved images and reached Seirah. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.27" /> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>After he arrived, he sounded the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hill country, and he became their leader. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.28" /> <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>He told them, “Follow me, because the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> has handed over your enemies, the Moabites, to you.” So they followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Judges.3.28.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.29" /> <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all stout and able-bodied men. Not one of them escaped. <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.30" /> <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Moab became subject to Israel that day, and the land had peace for eighty years.</p><h3 class="head1">Shamgar</h3><p class="noind"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Judges.3.31" /> <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/3-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>After Ehud, Shamgar son of Anath became judge. He also delivered Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with a cattle prod.</p><br /><section id="footnotes-Judges.3" class="fnSection"><aside id="fn.Judges.3.3.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.3">3:3</a></span> Or <span class="italic">as Lebo-hamath</span></aside><aside id="fn.Judges.3.8.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.8">3:8</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">Doubly-Evil</span></aside><aside id="fn.Judges.3.8.2"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.8">3:8</a></span> = Mesopotamia</aside><aside id="fn.Judges.3.13.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.13">3:13</a></span> = Jericho; Dt 34:3; Jdg 1:16; 2Ch 28:15</aside><aside id="fn.Judges.3.15.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.15">3:15</a></span> = son of the right hand</aside><aside id="fn.Judges.3.16.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.16">3:16</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">sword a gomed in length</span></aside><aside id="fn.Judges.3.22.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.22">3:22</a></span> Or <span class="italic">And Eglon’s bowels discharged</span></aside><aside id="fn.Judges.3.24.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.24">3:24</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">was covering his feet</span></aside><br /><section id="cross-references-Judges.3" class="xrfSection"><aside id="xrf.Judges.3.1.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.1">3:1</a></span> Jos 1–12</aside><aside id="xrf.Judges.3.3.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.3">3:3</a></span> Jos 13:3; 1Sm 5:8,11</aside><aside id="xrf.Judges.3.3.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.3">3:3</a></span> Gn 10:14; Ex 13:17</aside><aside id="xrf.Judges.3.3.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.3">3:3</a></span> Jos 13:4; 1Kg 5:6; Ezk 32:30</aside><aside id="xrf.Judges.3.3.4"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.3">3:3</a></span> Ex 38:17; Dt 20:17; Jos 9:1,7</aside><aside id="xrf.Judges.3.4.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.4">3:4</a></span> 1Kg 8:58; 2Kg 17:13; Ps 78:5; Jr 11:4</aside><aside id="xrf.Judges.3.6.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.6">3:6</a></span> Ex 23:33; Dt 7:16</aside><aside id="xrf.Judges.3.7.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.7">3:7</a></span> Dt 8:11,14,19; 1Sm 12:9; Jr 3:21</aside><aside id="xrf.Judges.3.8.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.8">3:8</a></span> Gn 24:10; Dt 23:3–4; 1Ch 19:6; Ps 60 title</aside><aside id="xrf.Judges.3.9.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.9">3:9</a></span> Jdg 3:15; 6:6–7; 10:10</aside><aside id="xrf.Judges.3.9.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.9">3:9</a></span> Jdg 1:13</aside><aside id="xrf.Judges.3.9.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.9">3:9</a></span> Dt 28:29,31; Jdg 6:36; 1Sm 14:39; Is 19:20; 43:11; Hs 13:4</aside><aside id="xrf.Judges.3.11.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.11">3:11</a></span> Jdg 3:30; 5:31; 8:28; 2Ch 14:1,5–6</aside><aside id="xrf.Judges.3.12.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.12">3:12</a></span> Nm 22:3; Dt 2:8–9; 32:49</aside><aside id="xrf.Judges.3.13.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.13">3:13</a></span> Dt 34:3; Jdg 1:16; 2Ch 28:15</aside><aside id="xrf.Judges.3.15.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.15">3:15</a></span> Jdg 20:16</aside><aside id="xrf.Judges.3.15.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.15">3:15</a></span> 2Sm 8:2,6; 2Ch 9:24; 17:11</aside><aside id="xrf.Judges.3.28.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Judges.3.28">3:28</a></span> Jdg 12:5–6</aside><br /><section id="study-notes-Judges.3" class="snSection"><br /></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Christian Standard Bible. 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