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He too saved Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />After Ehud, Shamgar son of Anath rescued Israel. He once killed 600 Philistines with an ox goad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed 600 of the Philistines with an oxgoad, and he also saved Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad; and he also delivered Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now after him came Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck and killed six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad; and he also saved Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />After him came Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad; and he also saved Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And after him came Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad; and he also saved Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now after him was Shamgar the son of Anath. And he struck down 600 Philistines with an oxgoad; and he also saved Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />After Ehud came Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistine men with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After Ehud, Shamgar son of Anath became judge. He also delivered Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with a cattle prod.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After Ehud, Shamgar son of Anath became judge. He delivered Israel by striking down 600 Philistines with an oxgoad. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who smote of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad: and he also saved Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Shamgar the son of Anath was the next to rescue Israel. In one battle, he used a sharp wooden pole to kill 600 Philistines. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which smote of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also saved Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After Ehud came Shamgar, son of Anath. He killed 600 Philistines with a sharp stick used for herding oxen. So he, too, rescued Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The next leader was Shamgar son of Anath. He too rescued Israel, and did so by killing six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After Ehud, Anath's son Shamgar attacked 600 Philistines with a cattle prod. He also delivered Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath; he killed six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad and, like Ehud, delivered Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who alone struck down six hundred men of the Philistines with an oxgoad. And he also saved Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad; and he also delivered Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad. He also saved Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And after him has been Shamgar son of Anath, and he strikes the Philistines—six hundred men—with an ox-goad, and he also saves Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And after him hath been Shamgar son of Anath, and he smiteth the Philistines -- six hundred men -- with an ox-goad, and he saveth -- he also -- Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And after him was Shamgar, son of Anath; and he will smite the Philistines, six hundred men with an oxgoad; and he also will deliver Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />After him was Samgar the son of Anath, who slew of the Philistines six hundred men with a ploughshare: and he also defended Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />After him, there was Shamgar, the son of Anath, who struck down six hundred men of the Philistines with a plowshare. And he also defended Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />After him there was Shamgar, son of Anath, who slew six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He, too, was a savior for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />After him came Shamgar son of Anath, who killed six hundred of the Philistines with an oxgoad. He too delivered Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who slew six hundred of the Philistines with an ox goad; and he also delivered Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And after him was Shamgar, son of Anath, and he killed six hundred men of the Philistines with the goad of an ox, and he also saved Israel <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who smote of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad; and he also saved Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And after him rose up Samegar the son of Dinach, and smote the Philistines to the number of six hundred men with a ploughshare <i>such as is drawn by</i> oxen; and he too delivered Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/3-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=906" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/3.htm">Shamgar</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: wə·’a·ḥă·rāw (Conj-w:: Prep:: 3ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">After Ehud</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/8044.htm" title="8044: šam·gar (N-proper-ms) -- An Israelite judge. Of uncertain derivation; Shamgar, an Israelite judge.">Shamgar</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/6067.htm" title="6067: ‘ă·nāṯ (N-proper-ms) -- Father of Shamgar. From anah; answer; Anath, an Israelite.">of Anath.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">And he too</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: way·yō·ša‘ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">saved</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yaḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">striking down</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: šêš- (Number-fs) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth.">six</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="6430: pə·liš·tîm (N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of Philistia. Patrial from Plesheth; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth.">Philistines</a> <a href="/hebrew/4451.htm" title="4451: bə·mal·maḏ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- An oxgoad. From lamad; a goad for oxen.">with an oxgoad.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1241.htm" title="1241: hab·bā·qār (Art:: N-ms) -- Cattle, herd, an ox. From baqar; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender; collectively, a herd."></a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Judges 5:6</a></span><br />In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/4-1.htm">Judges 4:1-3</a></span><br />After Ehud died, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD. / So the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his forces was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim. / Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-16.htm">Judges 2:16</a></span><br />Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/10-1.htm">Judges 10:1-2</a></span><br />After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim. / Tola judged Israel twenty-three years, and when he died, he was buried in Shamir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Judges 2:18</a></span><br />Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-14.htm">Judges 6:14</a></span><br />The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/11-1.htm">Judges 11:1-3</a></span><br />Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor; he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father. / And Gilead’s wife bore him sons who grew up, drove Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, because you are the son of another woman.” / So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where worthless men gathered around him and traveled with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/13-1.htm">Judges 13:1</a></span><br />Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/15-15.htm">Judges 15:15</a></span><br />He found the fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and struck down a thousand men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-11.htm">1 Samuel 12:11</a></span><br />So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm">1 Samuel 17:49-50</a></span><br />Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground. / Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/23-11.htm">2 Samuel 23:11-12</a></span><br />And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them. / But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/13-5.htm">2 Kings 13:5</a></span><br />So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27</a></span><br />So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-42.htm">Psalm 106:42-43</a></span><br />Their enemies oppressed them and subdued them under their hand. / Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">Shamgar</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Judges 5:6,8</a></b></br> In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways… </p><p class="hdg">an ox goad.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/15-15.htm">Judges 15:15</a></b></br> And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/13-19.htm">1 Samuel 13:19-22</a></b></br> Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make <i>them</i> swords or spears: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/17-47.htm">1 Samuel 17:47,50</a></b></br> And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle <i>is</i> the LORD'S, and he will give you into our hands… </p><p class="hdg">also</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/2-16.htm">Judges 2:16</a></b></br> Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.</p><p class="hdg">Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/4-1.htm">Judges 4:1,3</a></b></br> And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/10-7.htm">Judges 10:7,17</a></b></br> And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/11-4.htm">Judges 11:4</a></b></br> And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/1-33.htm">Anath</a> <a href="/judges/3-11.htm">Death</a> <a href="/judges/3-28.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/judges/3-26.htm">Ehud</a> <a href="/judges/2-8.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/judges/3-30.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/3-29.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/joshua/6-21.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/acts/26-14.htm">Ox-Goad</a> <a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/judges/3-9.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/judges/3-9.htm">Saveth</a> <a href="/judges/3-15.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Shamgar</a> <a href="/joshua/15-62.htm">Six</a> <a href="/judges/3-29.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/judges/3-13.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/judges/3-29.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/judges/3-29.htm">Struck</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Anath</a> <a href="/judges/5-18.htm">Death</a> <a href="/judges/4-14.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/judges/4-1.htm">Ehud</a> <a href="/judges/4-3.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/judges/4-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/7-25.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/judges/6-4.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/acts/26-14.htm">Ox-Goad</a> <a href="/judges/10-6.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/judges/6-14.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-19.htm">Saveth</a> <a href="/judges/6-14.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Shamgar</a> <a href="/judges/12-7.htm">Six</a> <a href="/judges/7-25.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/judges/8-11.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/judges/4-21.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/judges/4-21.htm">Struck</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/3-1.htm">The nations which were left to prove Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/3-5.htm">By communion with them they commit idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/3-8.htm">Othniel delivered them from Chushan-Rishathaim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/3-12.htm">Ehud from Eglon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/3-31.htm">and Shamgar from the Philistines</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The transition suggests a period of continued unrest and the need for deliverance. Shamgar's name is of non-Israelite origin, possibly indicating a foreign or mixed heritage. "Son of Anath" may refer to a Canaanite goddess, suggesting cultural assimilation or influence. This highlights the diverse backgrounds of those God used to deliver Israel, emphasizing His sovereignty and the unexpected ways He raises leaders.<p><b>And he too saved Israel,</b><br>Shamgar's role as a savior aligns him with the judges who preceded and followed him, each raised by God to deliver Israel from oppression. His deliverance is a testament to God's faithfulness in responding to the cries of His people, despite their recurring disobedience. This phrase underscores the cyclical pattern of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance that characterizes the Book of Judges.<p><b>striking down six hundred Philistines</b><br>The Philistines were a significant threat to Israel, often depicted as formidable enemies due to their military prowess and advanced weaponry. Shamgar's feat of killing six hundred Philistines is remarkable, suggesting divine empowerment. This act of deliverance prefigures later conflicts with the Philistines, notably during the time of Samson and David. It also foreshadows the ultimate victory over sin and death through Christ, who delivers His people from spiritual oppression.<p><b>with an oxgoad.</b><br>An oxgoad is a long, pointed stick used to drive oxen, indicating Shamgar's humble status as a farmer. His use of an agricultural tool as a weapon highlights God's ability to use ordinary means and people for extraordinary purposes. This mirrors other biblical instances where God uses the weak to confound the strong, such as David with his sling or Moses with his staff. It points to the theme of divine empowerment and the sufficiency of God's provision in the face of overwhelming odds.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/shamgar.htm">Shamgar</a></b><br>A judge of Israel who delivered the Israelites from the oppression of the Philistines. His name is of uncertain origin, but he is noted for his remarkable feat of killing six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/son_of_anath.htm">Son of Anath</a></b><br>This designation may indicate Shamgar's lineage or possibly a connection to a place or deity named Anath. Anath was a Canaanite goddess, but the exact relationship here is unclear.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a></b><br>A group of people who were frequent adversaries of Israel. They occupied the coastal regions of Canaan and were known for their military prowess.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/oxgoad.htm">Oxgoad</a></b><br>A farming implement used to drive oxen, which Shamgar used as a weapon. This highlights the resourcefulness and divine empowerment in his victory.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation that Shamgar saved from Philistine oppression, continuing the cycle of deliverance seen throughout the Book of Judges.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_uses_ordinary_people.htm">God Uses Ordinary People</a></b><br>Shamgar was not a trained soldier but a farmer. God can use anyone, regardless of their background, to accomplish His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/resourcefulness_in_god's_service.htm">Resourcefulness in God's Service</a></b><br>Shamgar used what was available to him, an oxgoad, to achieve victory. We should be willing to use our skills and resources for God's work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_empowerment.htm">Divine Empowerment</a></b><br>The victory over six hundred Philistines was not by Shamgar's strength alone but by God's empowerment. Trust in God's power rather than our own abilities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Shamgar's actions demonstrate faith in God. Our faith should lead us to take bold actions for God's kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/deliverance_and_salvation.htm">Deliverance and Salvation</a></b><br>Just as Shamgar delivered Israel, Jesus delivers us from sin. Reflect on the ultimate deliverance we have in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_shamgar_kill_600_philistines.htm">How could Shamgar realistically kill 600 Philistines with a single oxgoad (Judges 3:31)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_shamgar_in_the_bible.htm">Who is Shamgar in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_jabez's_blessing_uncorroborated.htm">In 1 Chronicles 4:9–10, why do we only hear about Jabez’s miraculous blessing here, with no corroborating historical or archaeological evidence? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_an_oxgoad_in_the_bible.htm">What is an oxgoad in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) <span class= "bld">Shamgar.</span>--Mentioned here alone, and alluded to in <a href="/judges/5-6.htm" title="In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through byways.">Judges 5:6</a>.<p><span class= "bld">The son of Anath.</span>--There was a Beth-anath in Naphtali, but Shamgar could hardly have belonged to Northern Israel. We know nothing of Shamgar's tribe or family, but, as neither his name nor that of his father is Jewish, it has been conjectured that he may have been a Kenite; a conjecture which derives some confirmation from his juxtaposition with Jael in <a href="/judges/5-6.htm" title="In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through byways.">Judges 5:6</a>. Shamgar means "name of a stranger" (comp. Grershom, "a stranger there"). Samgar-Nebo is the name of a Babylonian general (<a href="/jeremiah/39-3.htm" title="And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.">Jeremiah 39:3</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Six hundred men.</span>--It has been most needlessly assumed that he slew them single-handed, and not, as is probable, at the head of a band of peasants armed with the same rude weapons as himself. If he slew 600 with his own hand, the <span class= "ital">whole </span>number that perished would almost certainly have been added. There is, indeed, no impossibility (even apart from Divine assistance, which is implied though not expressly attributed to him) in the supposition that in a battle which may have lasted for more than one day a single chief may with his own hand have killed this number, for we are told that in a night battle against Moawijah, Ali raised a shout each time he had killed an enemy, and his voice was heard 300 times in one night; and a story closely resembling that of Shamgar is narrated of a Swedish peasant; but the question here is merely one of interpretation, and nothing is more common in Scripture, as in all literature, than to say that a leader personally did what was done under his leadership, <span class= "ital">e.g., "</span>Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands" (<a href="/1_samuel/18-7.htm" title="And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.">1Samuel 18:7</a>).<p><span class= "bld">With an ox goad.</span>--The LXX. (Codex B) and Vulgate have "with a ploughshare;" and the Alexandrian Codex of the LXX. renders it "besides the oxen." These translations are not tenable. The phrase occurs here alone--<span class= "ital">bemalmad ha b?k?r; </span>literally, "with a thing to teach oxen." There can be little doubt that an ox-goad is meant. In the East they are sometimes formidable implements, eight feet long, pointed with a strong sharp iron head. The use of them--since whips were not used for cattle--is alluded to in <a href="/1_samuel/13-21.htm" title="Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.">1Samuel 13:21</a>; <a href="/acts/9-5.htm" title="And he said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom you persecute: it is hard for you to kick against the pricks.">Acts 9:5</a>. Being disarmed, the Israelites would be unable to find any more effective weapon (<a href="/judges/5-6.htm" title="In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through byways.">Judges 5:6</a>; <a href="/judges/5-8.htm" title="They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?">Judges 5:8</a>). Disarmament was the universal policy of ancient days (<a href="/1_samuel/13-19.htm" title="Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:">1Samuel 13:19</a>); and this reduced the Israelites to the use of inventive skill in very simple weapons (<a href="/1_samuel/17-40.htm" title="And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a money; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.">1Samuel 17:40</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/17-43.htm" title="And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.">1Samuel 17:43</a>). Samson had nothing better than the jawbone of an ass (<a href="/judges/15-15.htm" title="And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.">Judges 15:15</a>). Similarly the Thracian king Lycurgus is said to have chased the Bacchanals with an ox-goad (<span class= "ital">bouplegi, II. </span>vi. 134), and that in this very neighbourhood ("near Carmel," Nonnus, <span class= "ital">Dionys. </span>20). The Athenians, in their painting of Marathon, in the P?cile, represented the gigantic rustic, Echetlus, who was supposed to have slain so many of the Persians, with his ploughshare (Pausan. i. 15, ? 4). Comp. Hom. <span class= "ital">Iliad, vi.</span> 134. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 31.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Of the Philistines</span>. This is an isolated movement of the Philistines, alluded to in <a href="/judges/10-11.htm">Judges 10:11</a>, but of which we have no further details. In <a href="/judges/10-6.htm">Judges 10:6</a> we read of Israel worshipping the gods of the Phllistines, and of an alliance between the Ammonites and Philistines to vex Israel; but the precise connection between the events of the two chapters, or the exact time when either occurred, cannot be determined with certainty. Nothing more is known of Shamgar, except the mention of him in Deborah's song (<a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Judges 5:6</a>). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/3-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">After Ehud</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַחֲרָ֤יו</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’a·ḥă·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Shamgar</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁמְגַּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(šam·gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8044.htm">Strong's 8044: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shamgar -- an Israelite judge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Anath.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲנָ֔ת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·nāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6067.htm">Strong's 6067: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anath -- father of Shamgar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And he too</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֖וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">delivered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֥שַׁע</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·ša‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">striking down</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֤ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">six</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵֽׁשׁ־</span> <span class="translit">(šêš-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm">Strong's 8337: </a> </span><span class="str2">Six (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hundred</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵא֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hundred</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Philistines</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּלִשְׁתִּים֙</span> <span class="translit">(pə·liš·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm">Strong's 6430: </a> </span><span class="str2">Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with an oxgoad.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמַלְמַ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(bə·mal·maḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4451.htm">Strong's 4451: </a> </span><span class="str2">A goad for, oxen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/3-31.htm">Judges 3:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/3-31.htm">Judges 3:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/3-31.htm">Judges 3:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/3-31.htm">Judges 3:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/3-31.htm">Judges 3:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/3-31.htm">Judges 3:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/3-31.htm">Judges 3:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/3-31.htm">Judges 3:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/3-31.htm">Judges 3:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/3-31.htm">Judges 3:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/3-31.htm">OT History: Judges 3:31 After him was Shamgar the son (Jd Judg. 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