Judges 3:16
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he brought a present unto Eglon king of Moab,.... Accompanied by two servants, as Josephus says (b), and who…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Upon his right thigh - The proper side for a left-handed man. It would give him the appearance of being unarmed. The…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 3:12-30
Ehud is the next of the judges whose achievements are related in this history, and here is an account of his actions.
I.…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a sword … of a cubit length The measure, a gômed, does not occur again in the O.T.; Jewish interpreters explain it as a…
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