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Legacy Standard Bible

Judges 3:17

But you, beloved, must remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Assassination;   Confidence;   Corpulency;   Dagger;   Deception;   Eglon;   Falsehood;   Gilgal;   Homicide;   Hypocrisy;   Israel;   Judge;   Regicide;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Presents;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abishua;   Eglon;   Ehud;   Moabites;   Thigh;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Moab;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ehud;   Moabite;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Amalekites;   Bela;   Eglon;   Ehud;   Moab;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Arms and Armor;   Dagger;   Government;   Judges, Book of;   Left Hand;   Moab and the Moabite Stone;   Tribes of Israel, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ehud;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Judah;   Judges (1);   Levi;   Moab, Moabites;   Quarry;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Eglon ;   Ehud ;   Moab, Moabites ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ehud;   Mesopotamia;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mo'ab;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Crime;   Judges, Book of:;   Sacrifice;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Benjamin;   Ehud;   Joshua, Book of;   Moab;   Right and Left;   Sword;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and brought the tribute to King Eglon of Moab, who was an extremely fat man.
Hebrew Names Version
He offered the tribute to `Eglon king of Mo'av: now `Eglon was a very fat man.
King James Version
And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
Lexham English Bible
Then he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
English Standard Version
And he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
New Century Version
Ehud gave Eglon king of Moab the payment he demanded. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
New English Translation
He brought the tribute payment to King Eglon of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.)
Amplified Bible
And he brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
New American Standard Bible
Then he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he presented ye gift vnto Eglon King of Moab (and Eglon was a very fat man)
Contemporary English Version
Ehud 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.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then he presented the tribute to ‘Eglon king of Mo'av. Now ‘Eglon was a very fat man.
Darby Translation
And he brought the gift to Eglon king of Moab; now Eglon was a very fat man.
Easy-to-Read Version
So Ehud brought the gift to King Eglon of Moab. Eglon was a very fat man.
George Lamsa Translation
And he brought the present to Eglon king of Moab; and King Eglon was a simple-minded man.
Good News Translation
Then he took the gifts to Eglon, who was a very fat man.
Literal Translation
And he brought the present to Eglon the king of Moab; and Eglon was a very fat man.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& broughte ye present vnto Eglon the kynge of ye Moabites. As for Eglon, he was a very fat man.
American Standard Version
And he offered the tribute unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.
Bible in Basic English
And he took the offering to Eglon, king of Moab, who was a very fat man.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And caried the present vnto Eglon the king of Moab: (And Eglon was a very fatte man.)
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he offered the present unto Eglon king of Moab--now Eglon was a very fat man.
King James Version (1611)
And he brought the present vnto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he went, and brought the presents to Eglom king of Moab, and Eglom was a very handsome man.
English Revised Version
And he offered the present unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.
Berean Standard Bible
and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he brouyte yiftis to Eglon, the kyng of Moab; forsothe Eglon was ful fat.
Young's Literal Translation
and he bringeth near the present to Eglon king of Moab, and Eglon [is] a very fat man.
Update Bible Version
And he offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he brought the present to Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon [was] a very fat man.
World English Bible
He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.
New King James Version
So he brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.)
New Living Translation
He brought the tribute money to Eglon, who was very fat.
New Life Bible
Then he brought the taxes to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
New Revised Standard
Then he presented the tribute to King Eglon of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So he offered the present unto Eglon, king of Moab, - now, Eglon, was an exceedingly fat man.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he presented the gifts to Eglon, king of Moab Now Eglon was exceeding fat.
Revised Standard Version
And he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.

Contextual Overview

12These are the men who are hidden reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you without fear, caring for themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted; 13wild waves of the sea, casting up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the black darkness has been reserved forever. 14But Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, also prophesied about these men, saying, "Behold, the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones, 15to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him." 16These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; and their mouth speaks arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of their own benefit. 17But you, beloved, must remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 18that they were saying to you, "In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts." 19These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, not having the Spirit. 20But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a very fat: Judges 3:29, *marg. 1 Samuel 2:29, Job 15:27, Psalms 73:7, Psalms 73:19, Jeremiah 5:28, Jeremiah 50:11, Ezekiel 34:20

Cross-References

Genesis 3:2
And the woman said to the serpent, "From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat;
Genesis 3:3
but from the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God said, ‘You shall not eat from it, and you shall not touch it, lest you die.'"
Genesis 3:5
For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
Genesis 3:6
Then the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, so she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.
Genesis 3:7
And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings.
Genesis 3:9
Yahweh God called to the man and said to him, "Where are you?"
Genesis 3:11
And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?"
Genesis 3:13
Then Yahweh God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
Genesis 3:14
And Yahweh God said to the serpent,"Because you have done this,Cursed are you more than any of the cattle,And more than every beast of the field;On your belly you will go,And dust you will eatAll the days of your life;
Genesis 3:16
To the woman He said,"I will greatly multiplyYour pain and conception,In pain you will bear children;Your desire will be for your husband,And he will rule over you."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he brought a present unto Eglon king of Moab,.... Accompanied by two servants, as Josephus says b, and who doubtless bore the presents; for that there were such with him that did is clear from Judges 3:18; nor can it be thought that so great a personage as a judge in Israel should go alone and carry a present in his own hands; though it is possible, when come to the king of Moab, he might take it from his servants, and deliver it to him with his own hands:

and Eglon [was] a very fat man: and so the less active, and unable to decline and avoid the stroke, he might see, when about to be given him.

b Antiqu. l. 5. c. 4. sect. 2.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 3:17. Eglon was a very fat man. — The איש בריא ish bari of the text is translated by the Septuagint ανηρ αστειος σφοδρα, a very beautiful or polite man, and in the Syriac, a very rude man. It probably means what we call lusty or corpulent.


 
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