Judges 3:29-31
Easy-to-Read Version
29 They killed about 10,000 strong and brave men from Moab. Not one Moabite man escaped. 30 So on that day the Israelites began to rule over the Moabites, and there was peace in the land for 80 years.
Shamgar, the Judge
31 After Ehud saved the Israelites, another man saved Israel. That man’s name was Shamgar son of Anath.[a] Shamgar used an ox goad to kill 600 Philistine men.
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- Judges 3:31 Anath The Canaanite goddess of war. Here, this might be Shamgar’s father or mother, or it might mean “Shamgar the great soldier” or “Shamgar from the town of Anath.”
Judges 3:29-31
New International Version
29 At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all vigorous and strong; not one escaped. 30 That day Moab(A) was made subject to Israel, and the land had peace(B) for eighty years.
Shamgar
31 After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath,(C) who struck down six hundred(D) Philistines(E) with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.
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