13 He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the (A)Amalekites, and went and defeated Israel. And they took possession of (B)the city of palms. 14 And the people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

15 Then the people of Israel (C)cried out to the Lord, and the Lord raised up for them (D)a deliverer, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, (E)a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.

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