Some Nations Remain In The Land
1 These are the nations the Lord left in order to test Israel, since the Israelites had fought none of these in(a) any of the wars with Canaan.(A)
1 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;
1 (A)Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to test Israel by them (that is, all who had not (a)experienced any of the wars of Canaan;
1 Here's a list of nations that the LORD caused to remain in order to test Israel (that is, everyone who had not gained any battle experience in Canaan)
1 Now these are the nations which the Lord left [in order] to test Israel by them (that is, all [the people of Israel] who had not [previously] experienced any of the wars in Canaan;
2 This was to teach the future generations of the Israelites how to fight in battle, especially those who had not fought before.(b)
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;
2 only in order that the generations of the sons of Israel might (b)be taught war, (c)those who had not (d)experienced it formerly).
2 only so that successive Israeli generations, who had not known war previously, might come to know it by experience.
2 only in order that the generations of the sons of Israel might be taught war, at least those who had not experienced it previously).
3 These nations included: the five rulers(B) of the Philistines(C) and all of the Canaanites, the Sidonians,(D) and the Hivites(E) who lived in the Lebanese mountains(c) from Mount Baal-hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath.(d)
3 Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baalhermon unto the entering in of Hamath.
3 These nations are: the five lords of the Philistines and all the Canaanites and the Sidonians and (B)the Hivites who lived in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon as far as (e)Lebo-hamath.
3 These nations included the five lords of the Philistines, all of the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in Mount Baal-hermon as far as Lebo-hamath.
3 The remaining nations are: the five lords (governors) of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to the entrance of Hamath.
4 The Lord left them to test Israel, to determine if they would keep the Lord’s commands He had given their fathers through(e) Moses.(F)
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.
4 They were for (f)(C)testing Israel, to find out if they would (g)obey the commandments of the Lord, which He had commanded their fathers (h)through Moses.
4 They remained there to test Israel, to reveal if they would obey the commands of the LORD that he issued to their ancestors through Moses.
4 They were [allowed to remain] for the testing of Israel, to determine whether Israel would listen to and obey the commandments of the Lord, which He had commanded their fathers (ancestors) through Moses.
The People Fail The Test
5 But they settled among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
5 And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:
5 (D)The sons of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites;
5 The Israelis continued to live among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites,
5 And the Israelites lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites;
6 The Israelites took their daughters as wives for themselves, gave their own daughters to their sons, and worshiped their gods.(G)
6 And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
6 and (E)they took their daughters for themselves as wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
6 taking their daughters as wives for themselves, giving their own daughters to their sons, and serving their gods.
Othniel
7 The Israelites did what was evil in the Lord’s sight; they forgot the Lord their God(H) and worshiped the Baals and the Asherahs.
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.
7 The sons of Israel did (F)what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and (G)forgot the Lord their God and (H)served the Baals and the (i)Asheroth.
7 The Israelis kept on practicing evil in full view of the LORD. They forgot the LORD their God and served Canaanite male and female deities.
8 The Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and He sold them to(f) Cushan-rishathaim(g) king of Aram-naharaim,(h)(I) and the Israelites served him eight years.
8 Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years.
8 Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, so that He sold them into the hands of Cushan-rishathaim king of (j)Mesopotamia; and the sons of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.
8 Then in his burning anger against Israel, the LORD delivered them to domination by King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram-naharaim. So the Israelis served Cushan-rishathaim for eight years.
9 The Israelites cried out to the Lord.(J) So the Lord raised up Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s youngest brother,(K) as a deliverer(L) to save the Israelites.
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.
9 When the sons of Israel cried to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for the sons of Israel to deliver them, (I)Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
9 When the Israelis cried out to the LORD, the LORD raised up Othniel son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz, to deliver them, and he did.
10 The Spirit of the Lord came on him, and he judged Israel. Othniel went out to battle, and the Lord handed over Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram to him, so that Othniel overpowered him.
10 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim.
10 (J)The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel. When he went out to war, the Lord gave Cushan-rishathaim king of (k)Mesopotamia into his hand, so that (l)he prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim.
10 The Spirit of the LORD was on him, and he governed Israel. When Othniel went out to battle, the LORD handed king Cushan-rishathaim of Aram-naharaim into his control, and Othniel's domination of Cushan-rishathaim was strong.
10 The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the Lord gave Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand, and he prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim.
11 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
11 Then the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
11 As a result, the land was quiet for 40 years. Then Kenaz' son Othniel died.
11 And the land was at rest [from oppression for] forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
Ehud
12 The Israelites again did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. He gave Eglon king of Moab(N) power over Israel, because they had done what was evil in the Lord’s sight.
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.
12 Now the sons of Israel again (K)did evil in the sight of the Lord. So (L)the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord.
12 The Israelis again practiced evil in full view of the LORD. So the LORD strengthened Eglon king of Moab in his control over Israel, because they had practiced evil in full view of the LORD.
12 Now the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord strengthened Eglon king of Moab against Israel, since they had done what was evil in the sight of the Lord.
13 After Eglon convinced the Ammonites and the Amalekites to join forces with him, he attacked and defeated Israel and took possession of the City of Palms.(i)(O)
13 And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
13 And he gathered to himself the sons of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and (m)defeated Israel, and they possessed (M)the city of the palm trees.
13 Eglon assembled together the Ammonites and the Amalekites, proceeded to attack Israel, and captured the cities of palms.
13 And Eglon gathered to him the sons of Ammon and Amalek, and went and struck down Israel [in defeat], and they took possession of the City of Palm Trees (Jericho).
14 The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab 18 years.
14 So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
14 The sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
14 So the Israelis served king Eglon of Moab for eighteen years.
14 And the Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.
15 Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed(P) Benjaminite,(j) as a deliverer for them. The Israelites sent him to Eglon king of Moab with tribute(Q) money.
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.
15 But when the sons of Israel (N)cried to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for them, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by (n)him to Eglon the king of Moab.
15 But when the Israelis cried out to the LORD, the LORD raised up Gera's son Ehud, a left-handed descendant of Benjamin, as a deliverer for them. The Israelis paid tribute through him to king Eglon of Moab.
16 Ehud made himself a double-edged sword 18 inches long.(k) He strapped it to his right thigh under his clothes
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.
16 Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length, and he bound it on his right thigh under his cloak.
16 Ehud forged a double-edged sword that was one cubit long, tied it to his right thigh under his cloak,
17 and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an extremely fat man.
17 And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
17 He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
17 and went to present the tribute to King Eglon of Moab. Now Eglon happened to be a very obese man.
17 And he brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
18 When Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he dismissed the people who had carried it.
18 And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.
18 It came about when he had finished presenting the tribute, that he sent away the people who had carried the tribute.
18 As he finished presenting the tribute, Ehud sent away the people who had been carrying it.
19 At the carved images near Gilgal he returned and said, “King Eglon, I have a secret message for you.” The king called for silence, and all his attendants left him.
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.
19 But he himself turned back from the idols which were at Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” And he said, “Keep silence.” And all who attended him left him.
19 He had turned away from the idols that were at Gilgal. So he told Eglon, "I have a secret message for you, king." King Eglon responded "Silence!" and all of his attendants left him.
20 Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in his room upstairs where it was cool. Ehud said, “I have a word from God for you,” and the king stood up from his throne.(l)
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.
20 Ehud came to him while he was sitting alone in his cool roof chamber. And Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” And he arose from his seat.
20 Ehud approached him while he was sitting by himself in the cool roof chamber of his palace. He said, "I have a message from God for you!" So when Eglon got up from his seat,
20 Ehud came to him as he was sitting alone in his [private] cool upper chamber, and Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” And the king got up from his seat.
21 Ehud(m) reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.
21 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
21 Ehud stretched out his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh and thrust it into his belly.
21 Ehud used his left hand to take the sword from his right thigh and then plunged it into Eglon's abdomen.
21 Then Ehud reached out with his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.
22 Even the handle went 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 insides came out.
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.
22 The handle also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his belly; and the refuse came out.
22 The hilt also penetrated along with the sword blade, and Eglon's fat closed in over the blade. Because he did not withdraw the sword from Eglon's abdomen, the sword point exited from Eglon's entrails.
22 And the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, because Ehud did not draw the sword out of his belly; and the refuse came out.
23 Ehud escaped by way of the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upstairs room behind him.
23 Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.
23 Then Ehud went out into the vestibule and shut the doors of the roof chamber behind him, and locked them.
23 Then Ehud left the cool chamber in the direction of the vestibule, shutting and locking the doors behind him.
23 Then Ehud went out into the vestibule and shut the doors of the upper chamber behind him, and locked them.
24 Ehud was gone when Eglon’s servants came in. They looked and found the doors of the upstairs room locked and thought he was relieving himself(n) in the cool room.
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.
24 When he had gone out, his servants came and looked, and behold, the doors of the roof chamber were locked; and they said, “(O)He is only (o)relieving himself in the cool room.”
24 After he left, Eglon's attendants came to look, but the doors to the cool chamber were locked! So they said, "He must be relieving himself in the inner part of the cool chamber."
25 The servants waited until they became worried and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upstairs room. So they took the key and opened the doors—and there was their lord lying dead on the floor!
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.
25 They waited until they (p)became anxious; but behold, he did not open the doors of the roof chamber. Therefore they took the key and opened them, and behold, their master had fallen to the (q)floor dead.
25 They waited until they were embarrassed, since he never opened the doors to the chamber. Eventually they took a key, opened the doors, and found their master dead on the ground.
25 They waited [a very long time] until they became embarrassed and uneasy, but he still did not open the doors of the upper room. So [finally] they took the key and opened them, and behold, their master had fallen to the floor, dead.
26 Ehud escaped while the servants waited. He crossed over the Jordan near the carved images and reached Seirah.
26 And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.
26 Now Ehud escaped while they were delaying, and he passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.
26 Meanwhile, Ehud escaped while they were delayed, passed by the idols, and escaped in the direction of Seirah.
26 Now Ehud escaped while they lingered, and he passed beyond the sculptured stones and escaped to Seirah.
27 After he arrived, he sounded the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hill country, and he became their leader.
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.
27 It came about when he had arrived, that (P)he blew the trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim; and the sons of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he was in front of them.
27 When he arrived there, he sounded a trumpet in the mountainous region of Ephraim. While the Israeli army accompanied Ehud from the mountainous regions,
27 When he had arrived, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim; and the sons of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he was in front of them.
28 He told them, “Follow me, because the Lord has handed over your enemies, the Moabites, to you.” So they followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over.(R)
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.
28 He said to them, “Pursue them, for the Lord has given your enemies the Moabites into your hands.” So they went down after him and seized (Q)the fords of the Jordan opposite Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross.
28 he told them, "Attack them, because the LORD has given your enemies the Moabites into your control." So the Israeli army followed after him, seized the fords of the Jordan River opposite Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross.
29 At that time they struck down about 10,000 Moabites, all strong and able-bodied men. Not one of them escaped.
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.
29 They struck down at that time about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men; and no one escaped.
29 At that time they attacked about 10,000 Moabites, all of whom were strong and valiant men. Not one man escaped.
29 They struck down at that time about ten thousand Moabite men, all strong, courageous men; not a man escaped.
30 Moab became subject to Israel that day, and the land was peaceful 80 years.
30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.
30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land was undisturbed for eighty years.
30 As a result, Moab was subdued under the control of Israel, and the land remained quiet for 80 years.
30 So Moab was subdued and humbled that day under the hand of Israel, and the land was at rest for eighty years.
Shamgar
31 After Ehud, Shamgar son of Anath became judge. He delivered Israel by striking down 600 Philistines with an oxgoad.
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.
31 After him came (R)Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad; and he also saved Israel.
31 After Ehud, Anath's son Shamgar attacked 600 Philistines with a cattle prod. He also delivered Israel.