Judges 3 (NET)

Judges 3:1¹These were the nations the Lord permitted to remain so he could use them to test Israel—he wanted to test all those who had not experienced battle against the Canaanites.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Judg 2:21-22Deut 7:22Prov 17:31 Pet 4:12Deut 8:16Deut 8:2Jer 6:27Job 23:10John 2:24Judg 2:10

Judges 3:2²He left those nations simply because he wanted to teach the subsequent generations of Israelites, who had not experienced the earlier battles, how to conduct holy war.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Tim 2:31 Cor 9:26-271 Tim 6:122 Chr 12:82 Tim 4:7Eph 6:11-18Gen 2:17Gen 3:5Gen 3:7John 16:33

Judges 3:3³These were the nations: the five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to Lebo Hamath.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Josh 13:3Josh 13:51 Sam 13:19-231 Sam 13:51 Sam 29:21 Sam 4:1-21 Sam 6:18Deut 1:7Deut 3:9Gen 10:15-19

Judges 3:4⁴They were left to test Israel, so the Lord would know if his people would obey the commands he gave their ancestors through Moses.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Judg 2:22Judg 3:11 Cor 11:19Deut 33:8Deut 8:2Exod 15:252 Thess 2:9-12

Judges 3:5⁵The Israelites lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 106:34-38Exod 3:17Exod 3:8Gen 10:15-18Deut 7:1Gen 15:19-21Josh 9:1Judg 1:29-32Neh 9:8

Judges 3:6⁶They took the Canaanites’ daughters as wives and gave their daughters to the Canaanites; they worshiped their gods as well.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Exod 34:16Deut 7:3-41 Kgs 11:1-5Ezek 16:3Ezra 9:11-12Neh 13:23-27

Judges 3:7⁷The Israelites did evil in the Lord ’s sight. They forgot the Lord their God and worshiped the Baals and the Asherahs.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Exod 34:132 Kgs 23:6Deut 4:91 Kgs 16:331 Kgs 18:192 Chr 15:162 Chr 24:182 Chr 33:192 Chr 33:32 Kgs 23:14

Judges 3:8⁸The Lord was furious with Israel and turned them over to King Cushan Rishathaim of Armon Haraim. They were Cushan Rishathaim’s subjects for eight years.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Judg 2:14Hab 3:7Judg 4:9Ps 85:31 Sam 12:9Deut 29:20Deut 32:30Exod 22:24Isa 50:1Judg 2:20

Judges 3:9⁹When the Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, he raised up a deliverer for the Israelites who rescued them. His name was Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Judg 3:15Judg 1:13Ps 22:5Judg 10:10Judg 6:7Judg 2:16Judg 4:3Ps 107:13-191 Sam 12:10Neh 9:27

Judges 3:10¹⁰The Lord ’s Spirit empowered him and he led Israel. When he went to do battle, the Lord handed over to him King Cushan Rishathaim of Armon and he overpowered him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 11:6Judg 11:29Judg 13:25Judg 14:19Judg 14:62 Chr 15:1Judg 6:34Num 24:21 Cor 12:4-111 Sam 10:6

Judges 3:11¹¹The land had rest for forty years; then Othniel son of Kenaz died.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Josh 11:23Judg 3:30Judg 5:31Judg 8:28Esth 9:221 Chr 4:13Josh 15:17Judg 3:9

Judges 3:12¹²The Israelites again did evil in the Lord ’s sight. The Lord gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel because they had done evil in the Lord ’s sight.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 12:9John 19:11Judg 2:192 Kgs 5:1Dan 4:22Dan 5:18Exod 9:16Ezek 38:16Hos 6:4Isa 10:15

Judges 3:13¹³Eglon formed alliances with the Ammonites and Amalekites. He came and defeated Israel, and they seized the city of date palm trees.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Judg 1:16Deut 34:3Judg 5:14Ps 83:6-7

Judges 3:14¹⁴The Israelites were subject to King Eglon of Moab for eighteen years.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Lev 26:23-25Deut 28:40Deut 28:47-48

Judges 3:15¹⁵When the Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, he raised up a deliverer for them. His name was Ehud son of Gera the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The Israelites sent him to King Eglon of Moab with their tribute payment.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Judg 3:9Ps 78:34Isa 36:16Jer 33:3Judg 20:161 Chr 12:21 Sam 10:27Jer 29:12-13Prov 18:16Prov 19:6

Judges 3:16¹⁶Ehud made himself a sword—it had two edges and was 18 inches long. He strapped it under his coat on his right thigh.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Heb 4:12Ps 45:3Rev 2:12Judg 3:21Ps 149:6Rev 1:16Song 3:8

Judges 3:17¹⁷He brought the tribute payment to King Eglon of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.)Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ezek 34:20Job 15:27Jer 5:28Jer 50:11Judg 3:29Ps 73:191 Sam 2:29Ps 73:7

Judges 3:18¹⁸After Ehud brought the tribute payment, he dismissed the people who had carried it.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

Judges 3:19¹⁹But he went back once he reached the carved images at Gilgal. He said to Eglon, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” Eglon said, “Be quiet!” All his attendants left.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Josh 4:202 Kgs 9:5-6Acts 23:18-19Judg 3:20Gen 45:1

Judges 3:20²⁰When Ehud approached him, he was sitting in his well-ventilated upper room all by himself. Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” When Eglon rose up from his seat,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 10:7Amos 3:152 Sam 12:1-152 Sam 24:12Judg 3:19Mic 6:9Ps 29:1

Judges 3:21²¹Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and drove it into Eglon’s belly.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 15:332 Cor 5:16Job 20:25Num 25:7-8Zech 13:3

Judges 3:22²²The handle went in after the blade, and the fat closed around the blade, for Ehud did not pull the sword out of his belly.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

Judges 3:23²³As Ehud went out into the vestibule, he closed the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

Judges 3:24²⁴When Ehud had left, Eglon’s servants came and saw the locked doors of the upper room. They said, “He must be relieving himself in the well-ventilated inner room.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 24:3

Judges 3:25²⁵They waited so long they were embarrassed, but he still did not open the doors of the upper room. Finally they took the key and opened the doors. Right before their eyes was their master, sprawled out dead on the floor!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

Judges 3:26²⁶Now Ehud had escaped while they were delaying. When he passed the carved images, he escaped to Seirah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

Judges 3:27²⁷When he reached Seirah, he blew a trumpet in the Ephraimite hill country. The Israelites went down with him from the hill country, with Ehud in the lead.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 13:3Judg 6:342 Kgs 9:132 Sam 20:22Josh 17:15Josh 17:18Judg 17:1Judg 19:1Judg 5:14Judg 7:24

Judges 3:28²⁸He said to them, “Follow me, for the Lord is about to defeat your enemies, the Moabites!” They followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan River opposite Moab, and did not let anyone cross.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Judg 12:51 Sam 17:47Josh 2:7Judg 7:15Judg 7:9Judg 7:24Judg 4:10Judg 7:17

Judges 3:29²⁹That day they killed about 10,000 Moabites —all strong, capable warriors; not one escaped.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Deut 32:15Job 15:27Judg 3:17Ps 17:10

Judges 3:30³⁰Israel humiliated Moab that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Judg 3:11Judg 5:31

Judges 3:31³¹After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. He killed 600 Philistines with an oxgoad. So he also delivered Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Judg 5:61 Cor 1:171 Sam 17:471 Sam 17:501 Sam 13:19-22Judg 15:15Judg 2:16Judg 5:81 Sam 4:1Judg 10:17