Judges 3 · Verse 13

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.
Judges 3:13, King James Version

Judges 3:13 in other translations

BSBAfter enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.
WEBHe gathered the children of Ammon and Amalek to himself; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
ASVAnd he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees.
YLTand he gathereth unto him the Bene-Ammon and Amalek, and goeth and smiteth Israel, and they possess the city of palms;
DARBYAnd he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek and went and smote Israel, and they took possession of the city of palm-trees.
BBEAnd Eglon got together the people of Ammon and Amalek, and they went and overcame Israel and took the town of palm-trees.
WebsterAnd he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm-trees.

What does Judges 3:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 3:12-14

Jud 3:12-30. Ehud Slays Eglon. 12-14. the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord--The Israelites, deprived of the moral and political influences of Othniel, were not long in following their native bias to idolatry. the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab--The reigning monarch's ambition was to recover that extensive portion of his ancient territory possessed by the Israelites. In conjunction…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 The city of palm trees - This the Targum renders the city of Jericho; but Jericho had been destroyed by Joshua, and certainly was not rebuilt till the reign of Ahab, long after this, 1Kgs 16:34. However, as Jericho is expressly called the city of palm trees, Deu 34:3, the city in question must have been in the vicinity or plain of Jericho, and the king of Moab had seized it as a frontier town contiguous to his own estates. Calmet supposes that the city of palm trees means En-gaddi.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 3:12-30

When Israel sins again, God raises up a new oppressor. The Israelites did ill, and the Moabites did worse; yet because God punishes the sins of his own people in this world, Israel is weakened, and Moab strengthened against them. If lesser troubles do not do the work, God will send greater. When Israel prays again, God raises up Ehud. As a judge, or minister of Divine justice, Ehud put to death Eglon, the king of…

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Judges 3:13 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףvai.ye.'e.Sofand he gatheredH622
אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto himselfH413
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
עַמּ֖וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983
וַעֲמָלֵ֑קva.'a.ma.Lekand AmalekH6002
וַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
וַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhand he attackedH5221
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.re.Shuand they took possession ofH3423
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עִ֥יר'ir[the] city ofH5899
הַתְּמָרִֽים\׃ha.te.ma.Rimthe palm treesH5899

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 3:13

  • Judges 1:16

    And 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 34:3

    And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.

  • Judges 5:14

    Out 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.

  • Psalms 83:6-7

    The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes; Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ammon.
5:14; Ps 83:6
the city.
1:16; De 34:3; Ps 83:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Judges 3:12

    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.

  • 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.

  • Judges 3:14

    So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

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Judges 3:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y juntó consigo á los hijos de Ammón y de Amalec, y fué, é hirió á Israel, y tomó la ciudad de las palmas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Églon assembla auprès de lui les fils d’Ammon et Amalek, et il alla et frappa Israël; et ils prirent possession de la ville des palmiers.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er versammelte zu sich die Kinder Ammon und Amalek; und er zog hin und schlug Israel, und sie nahmen die Palmenstadt in Besitz.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et copulavit ei filios Ammon, et Amalec: abiitque et percussit Israël, atque possedit urbem palmarum.