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Idolatry Leads to Servitude

Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to test Israel by them (that is, all who had not experienced any of the wars of Canaan;

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Nations Left to Test Israel

And these are the nations that Jehovah left, to prove Israel by them, all that had not known all the wars of Canaan;

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only in order that the generations of the sons of Israel might be taught war, those who had not experienced it formerly).

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only that the generations of the children of Israel might know war by learning it, at the least those who before had known nothing thereof:

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These nations are: the five lords of the Philistines and all the Canaanites and the Sidonians and the Hivites who lived in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon as far as Lebo-hamath.

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five lord ships of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwell on mount Lebanon; from mount Baal-Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.

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They were for testing Israel, to find out if they would obey the commandments of the LORD, which He had commanded their fathers through Moses.

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And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would obey the commandments of Jehovah, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

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The sons of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites;

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And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites: Hittites and Amorites and Perizzites and Hivites and Jebusites;

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and they took their daughters for themselves as wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

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and they took their daughters as wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

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The sons of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth.

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Othniel

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and forgot Jehovah their God, and served the Baals and the Asherahs.

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Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, so that He sold them into the hands of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the sons of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.

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And the anger of Jehovah was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years.

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The First Judge Delivers Israel

When the sons of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for the sons of Israel to deliver them, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.

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And the children of Israel cried to Jehovah; and Jehovah raised up a saviour to the children of Israel, who saved them, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.

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The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel. When he went out to war, the LORD gave Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand, so that he prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim.

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And the Spirit of Jehovah was upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Jehovah gave Chushan-rishathaim king of Syria into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim.

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Then the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

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And the land had rest forty years; and Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

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Now the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.

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Ehud Delivers the Israelites

And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they did evil in the sight of Jehovah.

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And he gathered to himself the sons of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and defeated Israel, and they possessed the city of the palm trees.

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And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek and went and smote Israel, and they took possession of the city of palm-trees.

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The sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

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And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

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Ehud Delivers from Moab

But when the sons of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for them, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.

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And the children of Israel cried to Jehovah, and Jehovah raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a man left-handed. And by him the children of Israel sent a gift to Eglon king of Moab.

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Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length, and he bound it on his right thigh under his cloak.

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And Ehud made him a sword having two edges, it was of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right hip.

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He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.

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And he brought the gift to Eglon king of Moab; now Eglon was a very fat man.

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It came about when he had finished presenting the tribute, that he sent away the people who had carried the tribute.

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And it came to pass when he had ended offering the gift, he sent away the people that had borne the gift.

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But he himself turned back from the idols which were at Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” And he said, “Keep silence.” And all who attended him left him.

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But he turned from the graven images that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret word unto thee, O king. And he said, Be silent! And all that stood by him went out from him.

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Ehud came to him while he was sitting alone in his cool roof chamber. And Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” And he arose from his seat.

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And Ehud came to him; now he was sitting in the cool upper-chamber, which was for him alone. And Ehud said, I have a word from God unto thee. And he arose from the seat.

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Ehud stretched out his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh and thrust it into his belly.

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Then Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right hip, and thrust it into his belly;

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The handle also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his belly; and the refuse came out.

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and the haft also went in after the blade, and the fat closed upon the blade; for he did not draw the sword out of his belly, and it came out between the legs.

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Then Ehud went out into the vestibule and shut the doors of the roof chamber behind him, and locked them.

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And Ehud went out into the portico, and shut the doors of the upper-chamber upon him, and bolted them.

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When he had gone out, his servants came and looked, and behold, the doors of the roof chamber were locked; and they said, “He is only relieving himself in the cool room.”

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And when he was gone out, the servants of the [king] came and saw, and behold, the doors of the upper-chamber were bolted. And they said, Surely he is covering his feet in the summer chamber.

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They waited until they became anxious; but behold, he did not open the doors of the roof chamber. Therefore they took the key and opened them, and behold, their master had fallen to the floor dead.

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And they waited till they were ashamed; and behold, he opened not the doors of the upper-chamber, and they took the key, and opened [them], and behold, their lord lay dead on the earth.

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Now Ehud escaped while they were delaying, and he passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.

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And Ehud had escaped while they lingered, and passed beyond the graven images, and escaped to Seirah.

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It came about when he had arrived, that he blew the trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim; and the sons of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he was in front of them.

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And it came to pass when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the hill-country of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill-country, and he before them.

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He said to them, “Pursue them, for the LORD has given your enemies the Moabites into your hands.” So they went down after him and seized the fords of the Jordan opposite Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross.

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And he said to them, Follow after me, for Jehovah has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of the Jordan toward Moab, and suffered no one to pass over.

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They struck down at that time about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men; and no one escaped.

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And they slew the Moabites at that time, about ten thousand men, all fat, and all men of valour, and not a man escaped.

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So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land was undisturbed for eighty years.

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And Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty years.

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Shamgar Delivers from Philistines

After him came Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad; and he also saved Israel.

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Shamgar

And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath; and he smote the Philistines, six hundred men, with an ox-goad. And he also delivered Israel.

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