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Judges 3:18 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" When Ehud had finished offering the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute. "

Judges 3:18

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16 Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he wore it under his clothing on his right thigh.

17 He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.

18 When Ehud had finished offering the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute.

19 But he himself turned back from the stone idols that were by Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” The king said, “Keep silence!” All who stood by him left him.

20 Ehud came to him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. Ehud said, “I have a message from God to you.” He arose out of his seat.

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Judges 3:1

"Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to test Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;"

Judges 3:2

"only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at least those who knew nothing of it before:"

Judges 3:3

"the five lords 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."

Judges 3:4

"They were left to test Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to the LORD’s commandments, which he commanded their fathers by Moses."

Judges 3:5

"The children of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites."

Judges 3:6

"They took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods."

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