Judges 3:19
But 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.
Judges 3:19 in other translations
| BSB | But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” “Silence,” said the king, and all his attendants left him. |
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| WEB | But he himself turned back from the stone idols that were by Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” The king said, “Keep silence!” All who stood by him left him. |
| ASV | But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king. And he said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him. |
| YLT | and he himself hath turned back from the graven images which are at Gilgal, and saith, ‘A secret word I have unto thee, O king;' and he saith, ‘Hush!' and go out from him do all those standing by him. |
| DARBY | But he turned from the graven images that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret word unto thee, O king. And he said, Be silent! And all that stood by him went out from him. |
| BBE | But he himself, turning back from the stone images at Gilgal, said, I have something to say to you in secret, O king. And he said, Let there be quiet. Then all those who were waiting before him went out. |
| Webster | But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand to thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him. |
What does Judges 3:19 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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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…
Judges 3:19 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 3:19
- Joshua 4:20
And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.
- Acts 23:18-19
So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee. Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?
- 2 Kings 9:5-6
And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain. And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the Lord, even over Israel.
- Judges 3:20
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
- Genesis 45:1
Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
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Context
- Judges 3:18
And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.
- Judges 3:19
But 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.
- Judges 3:20
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
Judges 3:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas él se volvió desde los ídolos que están en Gilgal, y dijo: Rey, una palabra secreta tengo que decirte. El entonces dijo: Calla. Y saliéronse de con él todos los que delante de él estaban. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais lui s’en revint des images taillées, qui étaient près de Guilgal, et dit: J’ai pour toi une parole secrète, ô roi! Et il dit: Silence! Et tous ceux qui étaient près de lui sortirent d’auprès de lui. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er selbst aber kehrte um von den geschnitzten Bildern, die bei Gilgal waren, und sprach: Ein geheimes Wort habe ich an dich, o König! Und er sprach: Stille! Und alle, die bei ihm standen, gingen von ihm hinaus. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et reversus de Galgalis, ubi erant idola, dixit ad regem: Verbum secretum habeo ad te, o rex. Et ille imperavit silentium: egressisque omnibus qui circa eum erant, |