Judges 3:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Cried unto

A benjamite

Judges 20:16

1 Chronicles 12:2

Sent a present

Isaiah 36:16

General references

Psalm 78:34

Bible References

Cried unto

And when the sons of Israel cried to Jehovah, Jehovah raised up a deliverer to the sons of Israel, who delivered them, Othniel, the son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz.

and call on Me in the day of trouble; and I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.

When He killed them, then they looked for Him; and they turned back and sought after God.

Make us glad according to the days of our affliction, the years in which we have seen evil.

Then you shall call on Me, and you shall go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and inscrutable things which you do not know.

A benjamite

Among all this people were seven hundred chosen men, left-handed. Every one could sling stones at a hair's breadth, and not miss.

right and left-handed, armed with bows, with stones, and with arrows, with the bow from the brothers of Saul, of Benjamin.

Sent a present

But the sons of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him and brought him no present. But he was silent.

A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

Many will beg the favor of a ruler, and all are friends to a man who gives gifts.

A gift in secret quiets anger; and a bribe in the bosom quiets strong wrath.

Do not listen to Hezekiah; for so says the king of Assyria, Make a blessing with me by a present, and come out to me; and let everyone eat of his vine, and everyone of his fig tree, and everyone drink the waters of his own cistern,

General references

When He killed them, then they looked for Him; and they turned back and sought after God.