KJV 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.
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Judges 3:13
And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
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BSB 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.
WEB 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.
ASV 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.
YLT 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;
Surrounding context — Judges 3
10 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim.
11 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
12 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
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 LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: 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.
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וַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףH622 · a.saphto gatherאֵלָ֔יוH413 · elto(wards)אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בְּנֵ֥יH1121 · benson: childעַמּ֖וֹןH5983 · am.monAmmonוַעֲמָלֵ֑קH6002 · a.ma.leqAmalekוַיֵּ֗לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוַיַּךְ֙H5221 · na.khahto smiteאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּH3423 · ya.rashto possess: possessאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עִ֥ירH5899 · ir hat.t.ma.rimIr-hatmarimהַתְּמָרִֽים׃H5899 · ir hat.t.ma.rimIr-hatmarim
Cross-references
Judges 1:16And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which [lieth] in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.Deuteronomy 34:3And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.Judges 5:14Out of Ephraim [was there] a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.Psalm 83:6-7The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
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