Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Getting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join him, Eglon came and attacked Israel, and they took possession of the City of Palms. New Living Translation Eglon enlisted the Ammonites and Amalekites as allies, and then he went out and defeated Israel, taking possession of Jericho, the city of palms. English Standard Version He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and went and defeated Israel. And they took possession of the city of palms. Berean Standard Bible After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms. King James Bible And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees. New King James Version Then he gathered to himself the people of Ammon and Amalek, went and defeated Israel, and took possession of the City of Palms. New American Standard Bible And he gathered to himself the sons of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and defeated Israel, and they took possession of the city of the palm trees. NASB 1995 And he gathered to himself the sons of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and defeated Israel, and they possessed the city of the palm trees. NASB 1977 And he gathered to himself the sons of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and defeated Israel, and they possessed the city of the palm trees. Legacy Standard Bible And he gathered to himself the sons of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of the palm trees. Amplified Bible And Eglon gathered to him the sons of Ammon and Amalek, and went and struck down Israel [in defeat], and they took possession of the City of Palm Trees (Jericho). Christian Standard Bible After Eglon convinced the Ammonites and the Amalekites to join forces with him, he attacked and defeated Israel and took possession of the City of Palms. Holman Christian Standard Bible After Eglon convinced the Ammonites and the Amalekites to join forces with him, he attacked and defeated Israel and took possession of the City of Palms. American Standard Version And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees. Contemporary English Version who had joined forces with the Ammonites and the Amalekites to attack Israel. Eglon and his army captured Jericho. English Revised Version And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees. GOD'S WORD® Translation Eglon got the Ammonites and the Amalekites to help him, and they defeated the Israelites and occupied the City of Palms. Good News Translation Eglon joined the Ammonites and the Amalekites; they defeated Israel and captured Jericho, the city of palm trees. International Standard Version Eglon assembled together the Ammonites and the Amalekites, proceeded to attack Israel, and captured the cities of palms. Majority Standard Bible After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms. NET Bible Eglon formed alliances with the Ammonites and Amalekites. He came and defeated Israel, and they seized the City of Date Palm Trees. New Heart English Bible He gathered to him the people of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees. Webster's Bible Translation And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm-trees. World English Bible He gathered the children of Ammon and Amalek to himself; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand he gathers the sons of Ammon and Amalek to himself, and goes and strikes Israel, and they possess the city of palms; Young's Literal Translation and he gathereth unto him the Bene-Ammon and Amalek, and goeth and smiteth Israel, and they possess the city of palms; Smith's Literal Translation And he will gather to him the sons of Ammon and Amalek, and he will go and smite Israel, and will inherit the city of palm-trees. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he joined to him the children of Ammon, and Amalec: and he went and overthrew Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees. Catholic Public Domain Version And he joined to him the sons of Ammon and the sons of Amalek. And he went forth and struck Israel, and he possessed the City of Palms. New American Bible Taking the Ammonites and Amalek as allies, he went and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms. New Revised Standard Version In alliance with the Ammonites and the Amalekites, he went and defeated Israel; and they took possession of the city of palms. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he mobilized the children of Ammon and Amalek against them, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he gathered against them the children of Amon and Amaliq, and they went and they struck Israel and they possessed the City of Palm Trees OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he gathered to himself all the children of Ammon and Amalec, and went and smote Israel, and took possession of the city of Palm-trees. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Ehud12Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD. 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.… Cross References Deuteronomy 28:49-50 The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand, / a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young. Numbers 22:1-4 Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho. / Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites, / and Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous. Indeed, Moab dreaded the Israelites. ... Joshua 24:9-10 Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you, / but I would not listen to Balaam. So he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand. 1 Samuel 12:9 But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them. Psalm 83:6-8 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, / of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. / Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah Isaiah 9:12 Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised. 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 48:1-2 Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled. / There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you. Ezekiel 25:8-11 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,” / therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land. / I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. ... Amos 2:1-3 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. / So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn. / I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD. Matthew 5:44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, Luke 6:27-28 But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, / bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. Romans 12:20-21 On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.” / Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. / The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Treasury of Scripture And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees. Ammon 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. Psalm 83:6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes; the city 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. Psalm 83:7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre; Jump to Previous Amalek Amalekites Amal'ekites Ammon Ammonites Bene-Ammon Children City Defeated Eglon Israel Join Overcame Palm Palms Palm-Trees Possess Possessed Possession Smiteth Smote Struck Together TreesJump to Next Amalek Amalekites Amal'ekites Ammon Ammonites Bene-Ammon Children City Defeated Eglon Israel Join Overcame Palm Palms Palm-Trees Possess Possessed Possession Smiteth Smote Struck Together TreesJudges 3 1. The nations which were left to prove Israel5. By communion with them they commit idolatry 8. Othniel delivered them from Chushan-Rishathaim 12. Ehud from Eglon 31. and Shamgar from the Philistines Together with the Ammonites and Amalekites This phrase highlights the coalition formed by Eglon, the king of Moab, with the Ammonites and Amalekites. The Ammonites, descendants of Lot, were often in conflict with Israel, reflecting the ongoing strife between the descendants of Abraham and Lot. The Amalekites, descendants of Esau, were perennial enemies of Israel, first attacking them in the wilderness (Exodus 17:8-16). This alliance underscores the persistent opposition Israel faced from surrounding nations, a theme that runs throughout the Old Testament. Theologically, it serves as a reminder of the spiritual battles believers face, often from multiple fronts, and the need for reliance on God for deliverance. Eglon came and attacked Israel and they took possession of the City of Palms Amalek.--The wild desert clans, which are united under this name, had been from the first the bitterest enemies of Israel. They had attacked the sick and feeble of their rearguard in the wilderness, and, after the battle of Rephidim, had called down on themselves the internecine anger of Israel (Exodus 17:8-16; Deuteronomy 25:17), which finally found expression in the reign of Saul (1Samuel 15:2-8). They are first mentioned in Genesis 14:7, and it is probable that there was a tribe of Amalekites older than those descended from Eliphaz. . . . Verse 13. - The children of Ammon. The technical name of the Ammonite people (see Genesis 19:38; Deuteronomy 2:19, 37; Judges 10:6, 11, 17, etc.). Sometimes, however, they are called Ammon, or Ammonites (see Deuteronomy 23:3; 1 Samuel 11:11, etc.). Amalek, or the Amalekites, were the hereditary enemies of Israel (see Exodus 17:8-16; Judges 5:14; Judges 6:3, 33; Judges 7:12; 1 Samuel 15:2, etc.). The Amalekites appear, from Genesis 36:12, to have been a branch of the Edomites, and the latest mention of them in the Bible finds a remnant of them in the neighbourhood of Mount Seir in the days of Hezekiah (1 Chronicles 4:41-43). The city of palm trees, i.e. Jericho, as Deuteronomy 34:3; Judges 1:16. Jericho was the first city in Canaan which any one crossing the fords of the Jordan would come to (see Joshua 2:1; Joshua 6:1, etc.). Though no longer a fenced city, it was important from the fertility of the plain, and from its commanding the fords.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew After enlisting the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son and Amalekites וַעֲמָלֵ֑ק (wa·‘ă·mā·lêq) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6002: Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity to join forces וַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ף (way·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove with him, אֵלָ֔יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to [Eglon] attacked וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and defeated וַיַּךְ֙ (way·yaḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc taking possession of וַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּ (way·yî·rə·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin the City עִ֥יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement of Palms. הַתְּמָרִֽים׃ (hat·tə·mā·rîm) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8558: Palm tree, date palm Links Judges 3:13 NIVJudges 3:13 NLT Judges 3:13 ESV Judges 3:13 NASB Judges 3:13 KJV Judges 3:13 BibleApps.com Judges 3:13 Biblia Paralela Judges 3:13 Chinese Bible Judges 3:13 French Bible Judges 3:13 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 3:13 He gathered to him the children (Jd Judg. 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