Judges 3:13 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 3:13

After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The children of Ammon (Bent-Ammon), almost always so spoken of from their ancestor Ben-ammi Gen 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 Jdg 3:12. In Judg. 6 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 Jdg 11:

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Here he fixed his camp, for the fertility of that soil, and because of its nearness to the passage over Jordan, which was most commodious both for the conjunction of his own forces which lay on both sides of Jordan; to prevent the conjunction of the Israelites in Canaan with their brethren beyond Jordan; and to secure his retreat into his own country.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ף	vai.ye.'e.Sof	and he gathered	H622 →
אֵלָ֔יו	'e.Lav	to himself	H413 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
בְּנֵ֥י	be.Nei	[the] people of	H1121 →
עַמּ֖וֹן	a.Mon	Ammon	H5983 →
וַעֲמָלֵ֑ק	va.'a.ma.Lek	and Amalek	H6002 →
וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ	vai.Ye.lekh	and he went	H1980 →
וַיַּךְ֙	vai.yaKh	and he attacked	H5221 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּ	vai.yi.re.Shu	and they took possession of	H3423 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
עִ֥יר	'ir	[the] city of	H5899 →
הַתְּמָרִֽים׃	ha.te.ma.Rim	the palm trees	H5899 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Judges 1:16
Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live…
leads to
- Numbers 10:29–32
  Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us,…
- Judges 4:11
  Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.
- 1 Samuel 15:6
  And he warned the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away…
- Deuteronomy 34:3
  the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar.
- Numbers 21:1
  When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked Israel and captured some prisoners.
Through
Deuteronomy 34:3
the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 28:15
  Then the men who were designated by name arose, took charge of the captives, and provided from the plunder clothing for the naked. They clothed them, gave them sandals and food and drink, anointed…
- Judges 1:16
  Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live…
Through
Judges 5:14
Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.
leads to
- Numbers 32:39–40
  The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Judges

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About Judges