Judges 3:14

Contemporary English Version

Then he ruled Israel for eighteen years and forced the Israelites to pay heavy taxes.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Israelites served King Eglon of Moab eighteen years.

Hebrew Names Version
The children of Yisra'el served `Eglon the king of Mo'av eighteen years.

King James Version
So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Lexham English Bible
And the Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

English Standard Version
And the people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

New Century Version
So the people of Israel were ruled by Eglon king of Moab for eighteen years.

New English Translation
The Israelites were subject to King Eglon of Moab for eighteen years.

Amplified Bible
And the Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

New American Standard Bible
And the sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab for eighteen years.

Geneva Bible (1587)
So the children of Israel serued Eglon king of Moab eighteene yeeres.

Legacy Standard Bible
But Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, also prophesied about these men, saying, "Behold, the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones,

Complete Jewish Bible
and the people of Isra'el served ‘Eglon the king of Mo'av eighteen years.

Darby Translation
And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Easy-to-Read Version
King Eglon of Moab ruled over the Israelites for 18 years.

George Lamsa Translation
So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Good News Translation
The Israelites were subject to Eglon for eighteen years.

Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the children of Israel serued Eglon ye kynge of ye Moabites eightene yeare.

American Standard Version
And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Bible in Basic English
And the children of Israel were servants to Eglon, king of Moab, for eighteen years.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so the children of Israel serued Eglon the king of Moab .xviii. yeres.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

King James Version (1611)
So the children of Israel serued Eglon the King of Moab eighteene yeeres.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the children of Israel served Eglom the king of Moab eighteen years.

English Revised Version
And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Berean Standard Bible
The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the sones of Israel serueden Eglon, kyng of Moab, eiytene yeer.

Young's Literal Translation
and the sons of Israel serve Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

Update Bible Version
And the sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Webster's Bible Translation
So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

World English Bible
The children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

New King James Version
So the children of Israel served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

New Living Translation
And the Israelites served Eglon of Moab for eighteen years.

New Life Bible
The people of Israel worked for Eglon the king of Moab for eighteen years.

New Revised Standard
So the Israelites served King Eglon of Moab eighteen years.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So the sons of Israel served Eglon king of Moab, eighteen years.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the children of Israel served Eglon, king of Moab, eighteen years.

Revised Standard Version
And the people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Contextual Overview

¹² Once more the Israelites started disobeying the Lord . So he let them be defeated by King Eglon of Moab, ¹³ who had joined forces with the Ammonites and the Amalekites to attack Israel. Eglon and his army captured Jericho. ¹⁴ Then he ruled Israel for eighteen years and forced the Israelites to pay heavy taxes. ¹⁵The Israelites begged the Lord for help, and the Lord chose Ehud from the Benjamin tribe to rescue them. They put Ehud in charge of taking the taxes to King Eglon, but before Ehud went, he made a double-edged dagger. Ehud was left-handed, so he strapped the dagger to his right thigh, where it would be hidden under his robes. ¹⁷Ehud and some other Israelites took the taxes to Eglon, who was a very fat man. As soon as they gave the taxes to Eglon, Ehud said it was time to go home. ¹⁹Ehud went with the other Israelites as far as the statues at Gilgal. Then he turned back and went upstairs to the cool room where Eglon had his throne. Ehud said, "Your Majesty, I need to talk with you in private." Eglon replied, "Don't say anything yet!" His officials left the room, and Eglon stood up as Ehud came closer. "Yes," Ehud said, "I have a message for you from God!" ²¹ Ehud pulled out the dagger with his left hand and shoved it so far into Eglon's stomach ²²that even the handle was buried in his fat. Ehud left the dagger there. Then after closing and locking the doors to the room, he climbed through a window onto the porch ²⁴ and left. When the king's officials came back and saw that the doors were locked, they said, "The king is probably inside relieving himself." ²⁵ They stood there waiting until they felt foolish, but Eglon never opened the doors. Finally, they unlocked the doors and found King Eglon lying dead on the floor.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

served: Leviticus 26:23-25, Deuteronomy 28:40, Deuteronomy 28:47, Deuteronomy 28:48

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:29 - thou shalt be

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
The snake was sneakier than any of the other wild animals that the Lord God had made. One day it came to the woman and asked, "Did God tell you not to eat fruit from any tree in the garden?"

Genesis 3:15
You and this woman will hate each other; your descendants and hers will always be enemies. One of hers will strike you on the head, and you will strike him on the heel."

Genesis 3:20
The man Adam named his wife Eve because she would become the mother of all who live.

Leviticus 20:25
That's why you must make a difference between animals and birds that I have said are clean and unclean—this will keep you from becoming disgusting to me.

Psalms 72:9
Force the desert tribes to accept his rule, and make his enemies crawl in the dirt.

Isaiah 29:4
From deep in the earth, you will call out for help with only a faint whisper.

Isaiah 65:25
Wolves and lambs will graze together; lions and oxen will feed on straw. Snakes will eat only dirt! They won't bite or harm anyone on my holy mountain. I, the Lord , have spoken!

Micah 7:17
because of their fear of me, your Lord and God. Then they will come trembling, crawling out of their fortresses like insects or snakes, lapping up the dust.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So the children of Israel served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years. Ten years longer than they served the king of Mesopotamia, Judges 3:8, as a severer correction of them for their relapse into idolatry.