The nations which were left to prove Israel -- By communion with them they commit idolatry.

¹⁾Now these are the nations which the LORDLord left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;

²⁾Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;

³⁾Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount BaalhermonBaal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath.

⁴⁾And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORDLord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

⁵⁾And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:;

⁶⁾And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

⁷⁾And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORDLord, and forgat the LORDLord their God, and served Baalim and the groves.

⁸⁾Therefore the anger of the LORDLord was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of ChushanrishathaimChushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia:; and the children of Israel served ChushanrishathaimChushan-rishathaim eight years.

⁹⁾And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORDLord, the LORDLord raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.

¹⁰⁾And the Spirit of the LORDLord came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war:; and the LORDLord delivered ChushanrishathaimChushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against ChushanrishathaimChushan- rishathaim.

¹¹⁾And the land had rest forty years. Andand Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

¹²⁾And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD:Lord; and the LORDLord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORDLord.

¹³⁾And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.

¹⁴⁾So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

¹⁵⁾But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORDLord, the LORDLord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded:left-handed; and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.

¹⁶⁾But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

¹⁷⁾And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab:; and Eglon was a very fat man.

¹⁸⁾And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.

¹⁹⁾But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king:; who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.

²⁰⁾And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlor, which he had for himself alone.; Andand Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

²¹⁾And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:;

²²⁾And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.

²³⁾Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlor upon him, and locked them.

²⁴⁾When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlor were locked, they said, Surelysurely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.

²⁵⁾And they tarried till they were ashamed:; and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlor; therefore they took a key, and opened them:; and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.

²⁶⁾And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.

²⁷⁾And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.

²⁸⁾And he said unto them, Follow after me:; for the LORDLord hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.

²⁹⁾And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valor; and there escaped not a man.

³⁰⁾So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.

³¹⁾And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox -goad:; and he also delivereddelevered Israel.