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Chapter 3
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;
2
Only
that
the
generations
of
the
children
of
Israel
might
know,
to
teach
them
war,
at
the
least
such
as
before
knew
nothing
thereof;
3
Namely,
five
lords
of
the
Philistines,
and
all
the
Canaanites,
and
the
Sidonians,
and
the
Hivites
that
dwelt
in
mount
Lebanon,
from
mount
Baal-hermon
unto
the
entering
in
of
Hamath.
4
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.
5
And
the
children
of
Israel
dwelt
among
the
Canaanites,
Hittites,
and
Amorites,
and
Perizzites,
and
Hivites,
and
Jebusites:
6
And
they
took
their
daughters
to
be
their
wives,
and
gave
their
daughters
to
their
sons,
and
served
their
gods.
7
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.
8
Therefore
the
anger
of
the
Lord
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.
9
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.
10
And
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord
came
upon
him,
and
he
judged
Israel,
and
went
out
to
war:
and
the
Lord
delivered
Chushan-rishathaim
king
of
Mesopotamia
into
his
hand;
and
his
hand
prevailed
against
Chushan-rishathaim.
11
And
the
land
had
rest
forty
years.
And
Othniel
the
son
of
Kenaz
died.
12
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.
13
And
he
gathered
unto
him
the
children
of
Ammon
and
Amalek,
and
went
and
smote
Israel,
and
possessed
the
city
of
palm
trees.
14
So
the
children
of
Israel
served
Eglon
the
king
of
Moab
eighteen
years.
15
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.
16
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.
17
And
he
brought
the
present
unto
Eglon
king
of
Moab:
and
Eglon
was
a
very
fat
man.
18
And
when
he
had
made
an
end
to
offer
the
present,
he
sent
away
the
people
that
bare
the
present.
19
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.
20
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.
21
And
Ehud
put
forth
his
left
hand,
and
took
the
dagger
from
his
right
thigh,
and
thrust
it
into
his
belly:
22
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.
23
Then
Ehud
went
forth
through
the
porch,
and
shut
the
doors
of
the
parlour
upon
him,
and
locked
them.
24
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.
25
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.
26
And
Ehud
escaped
while
they
tarried,
and
passed
beyond
the
quarries,
and
escaped
unto
Seirath.
27
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.
28
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.
29
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.
30
So
Moab
was
subdued
that
day
under
the
hand
of
Israel.
And
the
land
had
rest
fourscore
years.
31
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.
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