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Revised Standard Version

Judges 3:13

He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amal'ekites, and went and defeated Israel; and they took possession of the city of palms.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Alliances;   Amalekites;   Ammonites;   Eglon;   Israel;   Jericho;   Thompson Chain Reference - Alliances;   Defeats;   Evil;   Israel;   Israel-The Jews;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Amalekites, the;   Ammonites, the;   Armies;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abishua;   Eglon;   Ehud;   Moabites;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Amalekites;   Jericho;   Moab;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Amalekite;   Ammonite;   Eglon;   Ehud;   Grove;   Jericho;   Moabite;   Palm Trees, the City of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Amalekites;   Ammon;   Bedan;   Eglon;   Ehud;   Hiel;   Jericho;   Judges, the Book of;   Moab;   Palmtree;   Philistia;   Holman Bible Dictionary - City of Palm Trees;   Government;   Judges, Book of;   Moab and the Moabite Stone;   Palms;   Palms, City of;   Tribes of Israel, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Amalek, Amalekites;   Ammon, Ammonites;   Ehud;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Judah;   Judges (1);   Levi;   Moab, Moabites;   Palm Tree;   Quarry;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Saviour (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ammon, Ammonites, Children of Ammon;   Eglon ;   Moab, Moabites ;   Palm, Palm Tree,;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ehud;   Jericho;   Mesopotamia;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mo'ab;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Fire;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Jericho;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Amalek;   City of Palm Trees;   Joshua (2);   Judges, Book of:;   Moab;   Palm Tree;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Amalekites;   Ammonites;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Amalek, Amalekites;   Ammon, Ammonites;   Eglon;   Jericho;   Joshua, Book of;   Moab;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
After Eglon convinced the Ammonites and the Amalekites to join forces with him, he attacked and defeated Israel and took possession of the City of Palms.
Hebrew Names Version
He gathered to him the children of `Ammon and `Amalek; and he went and struck Yisra'el, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
King James Version
And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
Lexham English Bible
He gathered to himself the Ammonites and Amalekites, and he went and defeated Israel, and they took possession of the city of palms.
English Standard Version
He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and went and defeated Israel. And they took possession of the city of palms.
New Century Version
Eglon got the Ammonites and the Amalekites to join him. Then he attacked Israel and took Jericho, the city of palm trees.
New English Translation
Eglon formed alliances with the Ammonites and Amalekites. He came and defeated Israel, and they seized the City of Date Palm Trees.
Amplified Bible
And Eglon gathered to him the sons of Ammon and Amalek, and went and struck down Israel [in defeat], and they took possession of the City of Palm Trees (Jericho).
New American Standard Bible
And he gathered to himself the sons of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and defeated Israel, and they took possession of the city of the palm trees.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he gathered vnto him the children of Ammon, and Amalek, & went and smote Israel, and they possessed the citie of palme trees.
Legacy Standard Bible
wild waves of the sea, casting up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the black darkness has been reserved forever.
Contemporary English Version
who had joined forces with the Ammonites and the Amalekites to attack Israel. Eglon and his army captured Jericho.
Complete Jewish Bible
In confederation with the people of ‘Amon and ‘Amalek, ‘Eglon went out and defeated Isra'el, capturing the City of Date-Palms;
Darby Translation
And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek and went and smote Israel, and they took possession of the city of palm-trees.
Easy-to-Read Version
Eglon got help from the Ammonites and the Amalekites. They joined him and attacked the Israelites. Eglon and his army defeated the Israelites and forced them to leave the City of Palm Trees.
George Lamsa Translation
And he mobilized the children of Ammon and Amalek against them, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
Good News Translation
Eglon joined the Ammonites and the Amalekites; they defeated Israel and captured Jericho, the city of palm trees.
Literal Translation
And he gathered to him the sons of Ammon and Amalek, and went and struck Israel. And they possessed the city of palm trees.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he gathered vnto him ye childre of Ammon, & the Amalechites, & wete and smote Israel, and conquered the cite of the palme trees.
American Standard Version
And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees.
Bible in Basic English
And Eglon got together the people of Ammon and Amalek, and they went and overcame Israel and took the town of palm-trees.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And this [Eglon] gathered vnto him the children of Ammon, and the Amalekites, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the citie of Panlme trees.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees.
King James Version (1611)
And hee gathered vnto him the children of Ammon, and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of Palme-trees.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he gathered to himself all the children of Ammon and Amalec, and went and smote Israel, and took possession of the city of Palm-trees.
English Revised Version
And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
Berean Standard Bible
After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord couplide to hym the sones of Amon and Amalech; and he yede, and smoot Israel, and hadde in possessioun the citee of Palmes.
Young's Literal Translation
and he gathereth unto him the Bene-Ammon and Amalek, and goeth and smiteth Israel, and they possess the city of palms;
Update Bible Version
And he gathered to him the sons of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm-trees.
World English Bible
He gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
New King James Version
Then he gathered to himself the people of Ammon and Amalek, went and defeated Israel, and took possession of the City of Palms.
New Living Translation
Eglon enlisted the Ammonites and Amalekites as allies, and then he went out and defeated Israel, taking possession of Jericho, the city of palms.
New Life Bible
Eglon gathered together with the people of Ammon and Amalek. They went and won the war against Israel. And they took the city of Jericho.
New Revised Standard
In alliance with the Ammonites and the Amalekites, he went and defeated Israel; and they took possession of the city of palms.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and he gathered unto him, the sons of Ammon, and Amalek, - and came and smote Israel, and took possession of the city of palm-trees.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he joined to him the children of Ammon, and Amalec: and he went and overthrew Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And he gathered to himself the sons of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and defeated Israel, and they possessed the city of the palm trees.

Contextual Overview

12 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. 13 He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amal'ekites, and went and defeated Israel; and they took possession of the city of palms. 14 And the people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. 15 But when the people of Israel cried to the LORD, 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. 16 And Ehud made for himself a sword with two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it on his right thigh under his clothes. 17 And he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man. 18 And when Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people that carried the tribute. 19 But he himself turned back at the sculptured stones 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. 20 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. 21 And Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Ammon: Judges 5:14, Psalms 83:6

the city: Judges 1:16, Deuteronomy 34:3, Psalms 83:7

Reciprocal: Judges 6:3 - Amalekites Judges 10:9 - passed Judges 12:15 - in the mount

Cross-References

Genesis 3:4
But the serpent said to the woman, "You will not die.
Genesis 3:6
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, and he ate.
Genesis 3:9
But the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?"
Genesis 3:10
And he said, "I heard the sound of thee in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself."
Genesis 3:12
The man said, "The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate."
Genesis 44:15
Joseph said to them, "What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that such a man as I can indeed divine?"
1 Samuel 13:11
Samuel said, "What have you done?" And Saul said, "When I saw that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines had mustered at Michmash,
2 Samuel 3:24
Then Jo'ab went to the king and said, "What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you; why is it that you have sent him away, so that he is gone?
John 18:35
Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me; what have you done?"
1 Timothy 2:14
and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek,.... Either the Lord gathered them to Eglon, inclined them to enter into a confederacy with him, to assist in the war against Israel; or the king of Moab got them to join with him in it, they being his neighbours, and enemies to Israel, and especially Amalek:

and went and smote Israel; first the two tribes and a half, which lay on that side Jordan Moab did, whom it is reasonable to suppose he would attack first; and having defeated them, he came over Jordan:

and possessed the city of the palm trees; Jericho, as the Targum, which was set with palm trees; see Deuteronomy 34:3; not the city itself, for that was destroyed by Joshua, and not rebuilt until the time of Ahab; but the country, about it, or, as Abarbinel thinks, a city that was near it; here Josephus says t he had his royal palace; it is probable he built a fort or garrison here, to secure the fords of Jordan, and his own retreat; as well as to keep up a communication with his own people, and prevent the tribes of the other side giving any assistance to their brethren, if able and disposed to do it.

t Antiqu. l. 5. c. 4. sect. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The children of Ammon (Bent-Ammon), almost always so spoken of from their ancestor Ben-ammi Genesis 19:38, seem to be under the leadership of the king of Moab, as do also the Amlekites: this is perhaps the strengthening spoken of in Judges 3:12. In Judges 6:0 the combination is Midianites, Amalekites, and children of the East, or Arab tribes. In the narrative of Jephthah’s judgeship, the Ammonites alone are mentioned; but with a reference to the Moabites, and as if they were one people Judges 11:24. The Amalekites appear as the constant and bitter foes of the Israelites (Exodus 17:8 notes and references); and the naming a mountain in Ephraim, “the mount of the Amalekites” Judges 12:15 is probably a memorial of this joint invasion of Moabites and Amalekites, and marks the scene either of their occupation, or of some signal victory over them.

The city of palm trees: i. e. Jericho Judges 1:16, having been utterly destroyed by Joshua, and not rebuilt until the time of Ahab Joshua 6:24-26; 1 Kings 16:34, can only have existed at this time as an unwalled village, - like Jerusalem after its destruction by Nebuzaradan, until Nehemiah rebuilt its waits - and like its modern representative er-Riha, a village with a fortress for the Turkish garrison. This occupation of Jericho should be compared with the invasion in Judges 10:9, where two out of the three tribes named, Benjamin and Ephraim, are the same as those here concerned, and where Judges 10:7 the Philistines are coupled with the Ammonites, just as here Judges 3:31 the Philistines are mentioned in near connection with the Moabites. See Introduction.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 3:13. The city of palm trees. — This the Targum renders the city of Jericho; but Jericho had been destroyed by Joshua, and certainly was not rebuilt till the reign of Ahab, long after this, 1 Kings 16:34. However, as Jericho is expressly called the city of palm trees, Deuteronomy 34:3, the city in question must have been in the vicinity or plain of Jericho, and the king of Moab had seized it as a frontier town contiguous to his own estates. Calmet supposes that the city of palm trees means En-gaddi.


 
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