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Judges · read by Allan Christopherson
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Judges 3
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Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.Read from KJV · Dagger of the Word
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After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.Read from KJV · Dagger of the Word
15
And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.Read from KJV · Dagger of the Word
16
Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloakRead from KJV · Dagger of the Word
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and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man.Read from KJV · Dagger of the Word
18
After Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he ushered out those who had carried it.Read from KJV · Dagger of the Word
19
But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, "I have a secret message for you, O king." "Silence," said the king, and all his attendants left him.Read from KJV · Dagger of the Word
21
And Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon's belly.Read from KJV · Dagger of the Word
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Even the handle sank in after the blade, and Eglon's fat closed in over it, so that Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly. And Eglon's bowels emptied.Read from KJV · Dagger of the Word
23
Then Ehud went out through the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him.Read from KJV · Dagger of the Word