Judges 3:29

At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men. Not one of them escaped.

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KJV

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

ASV

And they smote of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valor; and there escaped not a man.

YLT

And they smite Moab at that time, about ten thousand men, all robust, and every one a man of valour, and not a man hath escaped,

DBT

And they slew the Moabites at that time, about ten thousand men, all fat, and all men of valour, and not a man escaped.

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And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men,....

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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All lusty, and all men of valor - Picked, chosen troops, which Eglon kept among the Israelites to reduce and overawe them.

Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical

But neither their strength nor their courage stood them in any stead when the set time had come for God to deliver them into the hand of Israel. [5.] The consequence of this victory was that the power of the Moabites was wholly broken in the land of Israel. The country was cleared of these oppressors, and the land had rest eighty years,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Deuteronomy 32:15
But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
Judges 3:17
and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man.
Job 15:27
Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,
Psalms 17:10
They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.
2 Samuel 8:2
David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.
1 Chronicles 18:2
David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute.

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About this book

The Death of Samson — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Judges — The post-conquest slide into cyclical apostasy. Twelve judges delivering Israel from successive oppressors, a pattern repeating seven times, and an appendix whose violence diagnoses a nation with no king.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Anonymous; rabbinic tradition attributes to Samuel (Bava Batra 14b)
Date: Events c. 1375–1050 BC; compilation during the early monarchy

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Deuteronomy 32:15
But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 31:20
  When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to…
- Hosea 13:6
  When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.
- Deuteronomy 33:5
  So the LORD became King in Jeshurun when the leaders of the people gathered, when the tribes of Israel came together.
- Psalms 89:26
  He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
- Acts 28:27
  For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts,…
Through
Job 15:27
Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,
leads to
- Jeremiah 5:28
  They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 17:10
  They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.
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Psalms 17:10
They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 2:3
  Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.

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