Judges 3 Parallel Bible

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1	These are the nations which the Lord left, that by them he might instruct Israel, and all that had not known the wars of the Chanaanites:	Now these are the nations that the LORD left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had not experienced all the wars in Canaan.	These are the nations the LORD left to test all those Israelites who had not experienced any of the wars in Canaan
2	That afterwards their children might learn to fight with their enemies, and to be trained up to war:	It was only in order that the generations of the people of Israel might know war, to teach war to those who had not known it before.	(he did this only to teach warfare to the descendants of the Israelites who had not had previous battle experience):
3	The five princes of the Philistines, and all the Chanaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hevites that dwelt in mount Libanus, from mount Baal Hermon to the entering into Emath.	These are the nations: the five lords of the Philistines and all the Canaanites and the Sidonians and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon as far as Lebo-hamath.	the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in the Lebanon mountains from Mount Baal Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
4	And he left them, that he might try Israel by them, whether they would hear the commandments of the Lord, which he had commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses, or not.	They were for the testing of Israel, to know whether Israel would obey the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.	They were left to test the Israelites to see whether they would obey the LORD’s commands, which he had given their ancestors through Moses.
5	So the children of Israel dwelt in the midst of the Chanaanite, and the Hethite, and the Amorrhite, and the Pherezite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite:	So the people of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.	The Israelites lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
6	And they took their daughters to wives, and they gave their own daughters to their sons, and they served their gods.	And their daughters they took to themselves for wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons, and they served their gods.	They took their daughters in marriage and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
7	And they did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they forgot their God, and served Baalim and Astaroth.	And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. They forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth.	The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
8	And the Lord being angry with Israel, delivered them into the hands of Chusan Rasathaim king of Mesopotamia, and they served him eight years.	Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia. And the people of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.	The anger of the LORD burned against Israel so that he sold them into the hands of Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram Naharaim, to whom the Israelites were subject for eight years.
9	And they cried to the Lord, who raised them up a saviour, and delivered them, to wit, Othoniel the son of Cenez, the younger brother of Caleb:	But when the people of Israel cried out to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for the people of Israel, who saved them, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.	But when they cried out to the LORD, he raised up for them a deliverer, Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, who saved them.
10	And the spirit of the Lord was in him, and he judged Israel. And he went out to fight, and the Lord delivered into his hands Chusan Rasathaim king of Syria, and he overthrew him.	The Spirit of the LORD was upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the LORD gave Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. And his hand prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim.	The Spirit of the LORD came on him, so that he became Israel’s judge and went to war. The LORD gave Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram into the hands of Othniel, who overpowered him.
11	And the land rested forty years, and Othoniel the son of Cenez died.	So the land had rest forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.	So the land had peace for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
12	And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord: who strengthened against them Eglon king of Moab: because they did evil in his sight.	And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the LORD.	Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, and because they did this evil the LORD gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel.
13	And he joined to him the children of Ammon, and Amalec: and he went and overthrew Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.	He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and went and defeated Israel. And they took possession of the city of palms.	Getting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join him, Eglon came and attacked Israel, and they took possession of the City of Palms.
14	And the children of Israel served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years:	And the people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.	The Israelites were subject to Eglon king of Moab for eighteen years.
15	And afterwards they cried to the Lord, who raised them up a saviour called Aod, the son of Gera, the son of Jemini, who used the left hand as well as the right. And the children of Israel sent presents to Eglon king of Moab by him.	Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD, and the LORD raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.	Again the Israelites cried out to the LORD, and he gave them a deliverer—Ehud, a left-handed man, the son of Gera the Benjamite. The Israelites sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
16	And he made himself a two-edged sword, with a haft in the midst of the length of the palm of the hand, and was girded therewith under his garment on the right thigh.	And Ehud made for himself a sword with two edges, a cubit in length, and he bound it on his right thigh under his clothes.	Now Ehud had made a double-edged sword about a cubit long, which he strapped to his right thigh under his clothing.
17	And he presented the gifts to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was exceeding fat.	And he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.	He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man.
18	And when he had presented the gifts unto him, he followed his companions that came along with him.	And when Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute.	After Ehud had presented the tribute, he sent on their way those who had carried it.
19	Then returning from Galgal, where the idols were, be said to the king: I have a secret message to thee, O king. And he commanded silence: and all being gone out that were about him,	But he himself turned back at the idols near Gilgal and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” And he commanded, “Silence.” And all his attendants went out from his presence.	But on reaching the stone images near Gilgal he himself went back to Eglon and said, “Your Majesty, I have a secret message for you.” The king said to his attendants, “Leave us!” And they all left.
20	Aod went in to him: now he was sitting in a summer parlour alone, and he said: I have a word from God to thee. And he forthwith rose up from his throne,	And Ehud came to him as 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.	Ehud then approached him while he was sitting alone in the upper room of his palace and said, “I have a message from God for you.” As the king rose from his seat,
21	And Aod put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly,	And Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.	Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh and plunged it into the king’s belly.
22	With such force that the haft went in after the blade into the wound, and was closed up with the abundance of fat. So that he did not draw out the dagger, but left it in his body as he had struck it in. And forthwith by the secret parts of nature the excrements of the belly came out.	And the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not pull the sword out of his belly; and the dung came out.	Even the handle sank in after the blade, and his bowels discharged. Ehud did not pull the sword out, and the fat closed in over it.
23	But Aod carefully shutting the doors of the parlour and locking them,	Then Ehud went out into the porch and closed the doors of the roof chamber behind him and locked them.	Then Ehud went out to the porch; he shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.
24	Went out by a postern door. And the king's servants going in, saw the doors of the parlour shut, and they said: Perhaps he is easing nature in his summer parlour.	When he had gone, the servants came, and when they saw that the doors of the roof chamber were locked, they thought, “Surely he is relieving himself in the closet of the cool chamber.”	After he had gone, the servants came and found the doors of the upper room locked. They said, “He must be relieving himself in the inner room of the palace.”
25	And waiting a long time till they were ashamed, and seeing that no man opened the door, they took a key: and opening, they found their lord lying dead on the ground.	And they waited till they were embarrassed. But when he still did not open the doors of the roof chamber, they took the key and opened them, and there lay their lord dead on the floor.	They waited to the point of embarrassment, but when he did not open the doors of the room, they took a key and unlocked them. There they saw their lord fallen to the floor, dead.
26	But Aod, while they were in confusion, escaped, and passed by the place of the idols, from whence he had returned. And he came to Seirath:	Ehud escaped while they delayed, and he passed beyond the idols and escaped to Seirah.	While they waited, Ehud got away. He passed by the stone images and escaped to Seirah.
27	And forthwith he sounded the trumpet in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel went down with him, he himself going in the front.	When he arrived, he sounded the trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim. Then the people of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he was their leader.	When he arrived there, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went down with him from the hills, with him leading them.
28	And he said to them: Follow me: for the Lord hath delivered our enemies the Moabites into our hands. And they went down after him, and seized upon the fords of the Jordan, which are in the way to Moab: and they suffered no man to pass over.	And he said to them, “Follow after me, for the LORD has given your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they went down after him and seized the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites and did not allow anyone to pass over.	“Follow me,” he ordered, “for the LORD has given Moab, your enemy, into your hands.” So they followed him down and took possession of the fords of the Jordan that led to Moab; they allowed no one to cross over.
29	But they slew of the Moabites at that time, about ten thousand, all strong and Valiant men: none of them could escape.	And they killed at that time about 10,000 of the Moabites, all strong, able-bodied men; not a man escaped.	At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all vigorous and strong; not one escaped.
30	And Moab was humbled that day under the hand of Israel: and the land rested eighty years.	So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest for eighty years.	That day Moab was made subject to Israel, and the land had peace for eighty years.
31	After him was Samgar the son of Anath, who slew of the Philistines six hundred men with a ploughshare: and he also defended Israel.	After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed 600 of the Philistines with an oxgoad, and he also saved Israel.	After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.
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