Judges 3:12 KJV
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.
Matthew Henry
- Ehud delivers Israel from EglonWhen Israel sins again, God raises up a new oppressor. The Israelites did ill, and the Moabites did worse; yet because God punishes the sins of his own...
Thompson Chains
- Evildoers (2)See the chain from Judges 2:11 · 11 links
- Instruments of JudgmentLink 2 of 9 · next 1 Kings 11:14
Cross References
- 1 Samuel 12:9 And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.
- Judges 2:19 And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.
- Exodus 9:16 And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
- Judges 2:11 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:
- Judges 2:14 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
- 2 Kings 5:1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.
- Isaiah 10:15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.
- Isaiah 37:26 Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.
- Isaiah 45:1–4 Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; …
- Ezekiel 38:16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
- Daniel 4:22 It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
- Daniel 5:18 O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
- Hosea 6:4 O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
- John 19:11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
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Topics
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1325–1305 BC · Ehud
Places
- MoabRegion · today Kerak · Location well established
- Places in Judges 3 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
- EglonThe bullock; place of heifers. (1.) Chieftain or king of one of the Moabite tribes (Judg 3:12–14). Having entered into an alliance with...
- MoabThe seed of the father, or, according to others, the desirable land, the eldest son of Lot (Gen 19:37), of incestuous birth.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And the children בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
- of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
- did לַעֲשׂוֹת laʿăśôt עָשָׂה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- evil הָרַע hāraʿ רַע Adjective · masculine singular · with the
- again וַיֹּסִפוּ wayyōsipû יָסַף Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
- in the sight בְּעֵינֵי bĕʿênê עַיִן Noun · masculine or feminine dual construct · with preposition
- of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- and the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- strengthened וַיְחַזֵּק wayḥazzēq חָזַק Verb · piel sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- Eglon אֶת ʾet Object marker עֶגְלוֹן ʿeglôn עֶגְלוֹן Proper name
- the king מֶלֶךְ melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Moab מוֹאָב môʾāb מוֹאָב Proper name
- against Israel עַל ʿal Preposition יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name עַל ʿal Preposition
- because they had done כִּי kî Conjunction עָשׂוּ ʿāśû עָשָׂה Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
- evil אֶת ʾet Object marker הָרַע hāraʿ רַע Adjective · masculine singular · with the
- in the sight בְּעֵינֵי bĕʿênê עַיִן Noun · masculine or feminine dual construct · with preposition
- of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
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