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Judges 3:1
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Now these are the nations which Jehovah left,
to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars
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| Judges 3:2 |
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only that the generations of the children of
Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as beforetime knew nothing
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| Judges 3:3 |
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namely, the five lords of the Philistines, and
all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon,
from mount Baal-hermon unto the entrance of Hamath. |
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| Judges 3:4 |
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And they were left, to prove Israel by them,
to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah, which he
commanded their fathers by Moses. |
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| Judges 3:5 |
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And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites,
the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
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| Judges 3:6 |
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and they took their daughters to be their wives,
and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods. |
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| Judges 3:7 |
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And the children of Israel did that which was
evil in the sight of Jehovah, and forgat Jehovah their God, and served the Baalim
and the Asheroth. |
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| Judges 3:8 |
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Therefore the anger of Jehovah was kindled against
Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia:
and the children of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years. |
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| Judges 3:9 |
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And when the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah,
Jehovah raised up a saviour to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel
the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. |
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| Judges 3:10 |
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And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and
he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Jehovah delivered Cushan-rishathaim
king of Mesopotamia into his hand: and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim.
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| Judges 3:11 |
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And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel
the son of Kenaz died. |
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| Judges 3:12 |
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And the children of Israel again did that which
was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and Jehovah strengthened Eglon the king of Moab
against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah.
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| Judges 3:13 |
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And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon
and Amalek; and he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees.
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| Judges 3:14 |
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And the children of Israel served Eglon the
king of Moab eighteen years. |
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| Judges 3:15 |
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But when the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah,
Jehovah raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed.
And the children of Israel sent tribute by him unto Eglon the king of Moab. |
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| Judges 3:16 |
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And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges,
a cubit in length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh. |
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| Judges 3:17 |
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And he offered the tribute unto Eglon king of
Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man. |
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| Judges 3:18 |
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And when he had made an end of offering the
tribute, he sent away the people that bare the tribute. |
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| Judges 3:19 |
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But he himself turned back from the quarries
that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king. And he
said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him. |
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| Judges 3:20 |
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And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting by
himself alone in the cool upper room. And Ehud said, I have a message from God
unto thee. And he arose out of his seat. |
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| Judges 3:21 |
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And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the
sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body: |
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| Judges 3:22 |
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and the haft also went in after the blade; and
the fat closed upon the blade, for he drew not the sword out of his body; and
it came out behind. |
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| Judges 3:23 |
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Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut
the doors of the upper room upon him, and locked them. |
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| Judges 3:24 |
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Now when he was gone out, his servants came;
and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said,
Surely he is covering his feet in the upper chamber. |
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And they tarried till they were ashamed; and,
behold, he opened not the doors of the upper room: therefore they took the key,
and opened them, and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth. |
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| Judges 3:26 |
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And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed
beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirah. |
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| Judges 3:27 |
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And it came to pass, when he was come, that
he blew a trumpet in the hill-country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went
down with him from the hill-country, and he before them. |
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And he said unto them, Follow after me; for
Jehovah hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went
down after him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and suffered
not a man to pass over. |
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| Judges 3:29 |
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And they smote of Moab at that time about ten
thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valor; and there escaped not a
man. |
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| Judges 3:30 |
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So Moab was subdued that day under the hand
of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years. |
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| Judges 3:31 |
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And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath,
who smote of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad: and he also saved
Israel. |
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