Judges 3:17
And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.In other versions
And he offered the tribute unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.
ASV
And he took the offering to Eglon, king of Moab, who was a very fat man.
BBE
And he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
DBY
He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.
WEB
and he bringeth near the present to Eglon king of Moab, and Eglon `is' a very fat man.
YLT
And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
ENG
And he brought the present to Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
WBT
and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man.
BSB
In context
15But 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.
16But 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.
17And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
18And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.
19But 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.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Eglon