1	Now these are the nations which the LORD left# , to prove# Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known# all the wars of Canaan;
			2	Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know# , to teach# them war, at the least such as before knew# nothing thereof;
			3	Namely , five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt# in mount Lebanon, from mount Baalhermon unto the entering in# of Hamath.
			4	And they were to prove# Israel by them, to know# whether they would hearken# unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded# their fathers by the hand of Moses.
			5	And the children of Israel dwelt# among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:
			6	And they took# their daughters to be their wives, and gave# their daughters to their sons, and served# their gods.
			7	And the children of Israel did# evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat# the LORD their God, and served# Baalim and the groves.
			8	Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot# against Israel, and he sold# them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served# Chushanrishathaim eight years. [Mesopotamia: Heb. Aramnaharaim]
			9	And when the children of Israel cried# unto the LORD, the LORD raised up# a deliverer# to the children of Israel, who delivered# them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. [deliverer: Heb. saviour]
			10	And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged# Israel, and went out# to war: and the LORD delivered# Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed# against Chushanrishathaim. [came: Heb. was] [Mesopotamia: Heb. Aram]
			11	And the land had rest# forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died# .
			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.
			13	And he gathered# unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went# and smote# Israel, and possessed# the city of palm trees# # .
			14	So the children of Israel served# Eglon the king of Moab eighteen# years.
			15	But 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. [a Benjamite: or, the son of Jemini] [lefthanded: Heb. shut of his right hand]
			16	But 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.
			17	And he brought# the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
			18	And when he had made an end# to offer# the present, he sent away# the people that bare# the present.
			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. [quarries: or, graven images]
			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. [a summer...: Heb. a parlour of cooling]
			21	And Ehud put forth# his left hand, and took# the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust# it into his belly:
			22	And the haft also went in# after the blade; and the fat closed# upon the blade, so that he could not draw# the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out# . [the dirt...: or, it came out at the buttocks]
			23	Then Ehud went forth# through the porch, and shut# the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked# them.
			24	When he was gone out# , his servants came# ; and when they saw# that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked# , they said# , Surely he covereth# his feet in his summer chamber. [covereth...: or, doeth his easement]
			25	And they tarried# till they were ashamed# : and, behold, he opened# not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took# a key, and opened# them : and, behold, their lord was fallen down# dead# on the earth.
			26	And Ehud escaped# while they tarried# , and passed beyond# the quarries, and escaped# unto Seirath.
			27	And it came to pass, when he was come# , that he blew# a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down# with him from the mount, and he before them.
			28	And he said# unto them, Follow# after me: for the LORD hath delivered# your enemies# the Moabites into your hand. And they went down# after him, and took# the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered# not a man to pass over# .
			29	And they slew# of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped# not a man. [lusty: Heb. fat]
			30	So Moab was subdued# that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest# fourscore years.
			31	And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew# of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered# Israel.