Judges 3:14
New International Version
The Israelites were subject to Eglon king of Moab for eighteen years.

New Living Translation
And the Israelites served Eglon of Moab for eighteen years.

English Standard Version
And the people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Berean Standard Bible
The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

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

New King James Version
So the children of Israel served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

New American Standard Bible
And the sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab for eighteen years.

NASB 1995
The sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

NASB 1977
And the sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Legacy Standard Bible
So the sons of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Amplified Bible
And the Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

Christian Standard Bible
The Israelites served King Eglon of Moab eighteen years.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab 18 years.

American Standard Version
And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Contemporary English Version
Then he ruled Israel for 18 years and forced the Israelites to pay heavy taxes.

English Revised Version
And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Israelites served King Eglon of Moab for 18 years.

Good News Translation
The Israelites were subject to Eglon for eighteen years.

International Standard Version
So the Israelis served king Eglon of Moab for eighteen years.

Majority Standard Bible
The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

NET Bible
The Israelites were subject to King Eglon of Moab for eighteen years.

New Heart English Bible
The children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Webster's Bible Translation
So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

World English Bible
The children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the sons of Israel serve Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

Young's Literal Translation
and the sons of Israel serve Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel will serve Eglon, king of Moab, eighteen years.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the children of Israel served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years:

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the sons of Israel served Eglon, the king of Moab, for eighteen years.

New American Bible
So the Israelites served Eglon, king of Moab, for eighteen years.

New Revised Standard Version
So the Israelites served King Eglon of Moab eighteen years.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the children of Israel served Eglun the King of Moab eighteen years
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the children of Israel served Eglom the king of Moab eighteen years.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Ehud
13After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms. 14The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years. 15And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.…

Cross References
Exodus 1:14
and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.

Deuteronomy 28:48
you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.

2 Kings 13:3
So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.

Nehemiah 9:27
So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.

Psalm 106:41-42
He delivered them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them. / Their enemies oppressed them and subdued them under their hand.

Isaiah 10:5-6
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.

Jeremiah 25:9
behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.

Lamentations 1:5
Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.

Ezekiel 39:23-24
And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their iniquity, because they were unfaithful to Me. So I hid My face from them and delivered them into the hands of their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword. / I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and transgressions, and I hid My face from them.

Acts 7:6-7
God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. / ‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.’

Romans 6:16
Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?

Romans 7:14
We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.

Romans 8:21
that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.

Galatians 4:3
So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.

Galatians 4:8-9
Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. / But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?


Treasury of Scripture

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

served

Leviticus 26:23-25
And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; …

Deuteronomy 28:40,47,48
Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit

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The Israelites
This phrase refers to the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel, who were chosen by God to be His people. In the context of Judges, the Israelites are in the Promised Land but are struggling with faithfulness to God. Historically, they are a confederation of tribes rather than a unified nation, which often leads to their vulnerability to surrounding nations. Theologically, their identity as God's chosen people is central, yet their repeated disobedience leads to cycles of oppression and deliverance.

served
The Hebrew word used here is "עָבַד" (avad), which means to work or serve. In this context, it implies subjugation and forced labor, indicating that the Israelites were under the oppressive control of Eglon. This servitude is a direct consequence of their disobedience to God, as outlined in the cyclical pattern of sin, servitude, supplication, and salvation found throughout the Book of Judges.

Eglon
Eglon is the king of Moab, a nation descended from Lot, Abraham's nephew. The Moabites were often in conflict with Israel, and Eglon's rule over the Israelites is a result of their turning away from God. Eglon's name, which can mean "calf-like" or "round," may also symbolize the idolatry and moral corruption that Israel fell into, as calves were often associated with pagan worship.

king of Moab
Moab was located east of the Dead Sea and was often an adversary of Israel. The Moabites were related to the Israelites through Lot, yet they frequently led Israel into idolatry and immorality. The title "king" signifies Eglon's authority and the political power he wielded over Israel during this period. This domination is a reminder of the consequences of Israel's failure to fully obey God's commands to drive out the inhabitants of the land.

eighteen years
This duration of oppression is significant, as it reflects a prolonged period of suffering and subjugation. The number eighteen, in biblical numerology, can symbolize bondage, as it is the product of six (often associated with human weakness) and three (a number of completeness or divine perfection). The extended period of servitude underscores the severity of Israel's rebellion and the patience of God, who allows them to experience the consequences of their actions before raising up a deliverer.

(14) Served Eglon.--One instance of that receiving of "a yoke of iron" which had been threatened as a punishment of apostasy (Deuteronomy 28:47-48). The narrative, however, shows that the Moabite dominion did not extend beyond the borders of Ephraim (Judges 3:13).



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The Israelites
בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

served
וַיַּעַבְד֤וּ (way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

Eglon
עֶגְל֣וֹן (‘eḡ·lō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5700: Eglon -- a king of Moab, also a city in Israel

king
מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4428: A king

of Moab
מוֹאָ֔ב (mō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4124: Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled

eighteen
שְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה (šə·mō·w·neh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 8083: A cardinal number, eight, eighth

years.
שָׁנָֽה׃ (šā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8141: A year


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