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Judges 3

1 The Canaanites were left to trye Iſraél. 9 Othniél de- liuereth Iſraél. 21 Ehúd killeth King Eglón. 31 Sham- gar killeth the Philiſtims.
1.THeſe now are the nacions which the Lord left, that he might proue Iſraél by them (euen as many of Iſraél as had not knowen all the a warres of Canáan,
2.Onely to make the generacions of the children of Iſraél to knowe, and to teache them warre, which douteles their predefſeſſors knewe b not)
3.Fiue princes of the Philiſtims, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hiuites that dwelt in mount Lebanón, from mount Báal hermón vnto the entring of Hamath.
4.And theſe remained to proue Iſraél by them, to wit, whether thei wolde obey the commandements of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moſés.
5.¶ And the children of Iſraél dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, & the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hiuites, and the Iebuſites,
6.And thei toke c their daughters to be their wiues, and gaue their daughters to their ſonnes, and ſerued their gods.
7.¶ So ye children of Iſraél did wickedly in the ſight of the Lord, & forgate the Lord their God, & ſerued Baalím, and d Aſheróth.
8.Therefore the wrath of the Lord was kindled againſt Iſraél, and he ſolde them into the hád of Chuſhán riſhatháim King of e Arám-naharáim, & the childré of Iſraél ſerued Chuſhán riſhatháim eight yeres.
9.¶ And when the children of Iſraél cryed vnto the Lord, the Lord ſtirred vp a ſauiour to the children of Iſraél, and he ſaued them, euen Othniél the ſonne of Kenáz, Calébs yonger brother.
10.And the f Spirit of the Lord came vpó him, and he iudged Iſraél, and went out to warre: & the Lord deliuered Chuſhán riſhatháim King of g Aram into his hand, and his hand preuailed againſt Chuſhán riſhatháim.
11.So the land had reſt h fourtie yeres, and Othniél the ſonne of Kenáz dyed.
12.¶ The children of Iſraél againe cómitted wickednes in ye ſight of the Lord: & the Lord i ſtrengthened Eglón King of Moáb againſt Iſraél, becauſe thei had committed wickednes before the Lord.
13.And he gathered vnto him the children of Ammón, and Amalék, and went and ſmote Iſraél, and thei poſſeſſed the citie of palmetrees.
14.So the children of Iſraél ſerued Eglón King of Moáb eightene yeres.
15.But when the children of Iſraél cryed vnto the Lord, the Lord ſtirred them vp a ſauiour, Ehúd the ſonne of Gerá the ſonne of k Iemíni, a man l lame of his right hand: and the children of Iſraél ſent a preſent by him vnto Eglon King of Moáb.
16.And Ehúd m made him a dagger with two edges of a cubite length, and he did girde it vnder his raymēt vpon his right thigh,
17.And he preſented the gift vnto Eglon King of Moáb (and Eglón was a very fat man)
18.And whé he had now preſented the preſent, he ſent away the people that bare the preſent,
19.But he turned againe from the n quarris, that were by Gilgál, and ſaid, I haue a ſecret errand vnto thee, ô King. Who ſaid, Kepe o ſilence: and all that ſtode about him, went out from him.
20.Then Ehúd came vnto him, (& he ſate alone in a ſomer parler, which he had) & Ehúd ſaid, I haue a meſſage vnto thee fró God. Then he aroſe out of his throne,
21.And Ehúd put forthe his left hand, and toke the dagger from his right thigh, and thruſt it into his belly,
22.So that the hafte went in after the blade: and the fat cloſed about the blade, ſo that he colde not drawe the dagger out of his belly, but the dirt came out.
23.Then Ehúd gate him out into the por- p che, and ſhut the dores of the parler vpon him, and locked them.
24.And when he was gone out, his ſeruants came: who ſeing that ye dores of the parler were locked, thei ſaid, Surely he doeth q his eaſemét in his ſomer chambre.
25.And thei taryed til thei were aſhamed: and ſeing he opened not the dores of the parler, thei toke the keye, and opened thé, and beholde, their lord was fallen dead on the earth.
26.So Ehúd eſcaped (while thei taryed) and was paſſed the quarris, and eſcaped vnto Seiráth.
27.And when he came home, r he blewe a trumpet in mount Ephráim, and the children of Iſraél went downe with him from the mountaine, and he went before them.
28.Then ſaid he vnto them, Followe me: for the Lord hathe deliuered your enemies, euen Moáb into your hand. So they went downe after him, and toke the paſſages ſages of Iordén toward Moáb, and ſuffered not a man to paſſe ouer.
29.¶ And they ſlew of the Moabites the ſame time about ten thouſand mē, all " fed men, and all were warriours, and there eſcaped not a man.
30.So Moáb was " ſubdued that day, vnder the hand of Iſraél: and the k land had reſt foure ſcore yeres.
31.¶ And after him was Shamgár the ſonne of Anáth, which ſlewe of the Philiſtims ſixe hundreth men with an oxe l goade, & he alſo deliuered Iſraél.

Notes

1:a.
Which were acheued by ye hand of God, and not by the power of man.
2:b.
For thei truſted in God & he fought for them.
6:c.
Contrary to Gods commádement, Deut. 7.3.
7:d.
Trees or woods erected to ye idolatrie.
8:e.
Or, Meſopotamia.
10:f.
He was ſtirred vp by the Spirit of the Lord.
10:g.
Or, Syria.
11:h.
That is, 32. vnder Ioſhua, & 8. vnder Othniél.
12:i.
So yt the enemies of Gods people haue no power ouer them, but by Gods appointement.
15:k.
Or, Beniamin.
15:l.
Or, left handed.
16:m.
Or, cauſed a dagger to be made.
19:n.
Or, as ſome read, from the places of idoles
19:o.
Til all be departed.
23:p.
Or, haule.
24:q.
Ebr. he couereth his fete.
27:r.
Or, cauſed the trumpet to be blowen, Nomb. 10.2.
29:".
Or, ſtrong and big bodied
30:".
Ebr humbled
30:k.
Meaning, the Iſraelites
31:l.
So that it is not the nóber, nor ye maners yt God regardeth, when he wil get the victorie.