Eglon enlisted the Ammonites and Amalekites as allies, and then he went out and defeated Israel, taking possession of Jericho, the city of palms.
Parallel translations
- WEB He gathered the children of Ammon and Amalek to himself; and he went and struck 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.
- BSB After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.
- NKJV Then he gathered to himself the people of Ammon and Amalek, went and defeated Israel, and took possession of the City of Palms.
- NASB 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.
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Eglon allies with Ammon and Amalek and seizes Jericho, the city of palm trees.
Overview
Moab gathers neighboring enemies to crush Israel and occupies the strategic region of Jericho. The reappearance of Amalek, Israel's perennial foe, underscores the depth of the threat. Israel's sin has emboldened nations God had once driven back, reversing the gains of the conquest.
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- Judg 1:16The children of the Kenite, Moses’ brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and lived with the people.
- Deut 34:3and the south, and the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, to Zoar.
- Ps 83:6–7The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;
- Judg 5:14Those whose root is in Amalek came out of Ephraim, after you, Benjamin, among your peoples. Governors come down out of Machir. Those who handle the marshal’s staff came out of Zebulun.
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