Judges 3:11-14
The Message
11 The land was quiet for forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died.
Ehud
12-14 But the People of Israel went back to doing evil in God’s sight. So God made Eglon king of Moab a power against Israel because they did evil in God’s sight. He recruited the Ammonites and Amalekites and went out and struck Israel. They took the City of Palms. The People of Israel were in servitude to Eglon fourteen years.
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Judges 3:11-13
New International Version
11 So the land had peace(A) for forty years,(B) until Othniel son of Kenaz(C) died.
Ehud
12 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord,(D) and because they did this evil the Lord gave Eglon king of Moab(E) power over Israel. 13 Getting the Ammonites(F) and Amalekites(G) to join him, Eglon came and attacked Israel, and they took possession of the City of Palms.[a](H)
Footnotes
- Judges 3:13 That is, Jericho
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