Namely, fivelords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivitesthatdwelt in mountLebanon, frommountBaalhermonunto the entering in of Hamath.
And theywere to proveIsrael by them, to knowwhethertheywouldhearkenunto the commandments of the LORD, which he commandedtheirfathers by the hand of Moses.
Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot againstIsrael, and he soldtheminto the hand of Chushanrishathaimking of Mesopotamia: and the children of IsraelservedChushanrishathaimeightyears.
And when the children of Israelcriedunto the LORD, the LORDraised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who deliveredthem, evenOthniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’syoungerbrother.
And the spirit of the LORDcameupon him, and he judgedIsrael, and went out to war: and the LORDdeliveredChushanrishathaimking of Mesopotamiainto his hand; and his handprevailedagainstChushanrishathaim.
And the children of Israel did evilagain in the sight of the LORD: and the LORDstrengthenedEglon the king of MoabagainstIsrael, becausethey had doneevil in the sight of the LORD.
But when the children of Israelcriedunto the LORD, the LORDraisedthem up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israelsent a presentuntoEglon the king of Moab.
But he himselfturnedagainfrom the quarriesthatwere by Gilgal, and said, I have a secreterranduntothee, O king: who said, Keepsilence. And all thatstood by him went out from him.
And Ehudcameunto him; and he was sitting in a summerparlour, which he had for himselfalone. And Ehudsaid, I have a messagefrom God untothee. And he arose out of his seat.
And the haftalsowent in after the blade; and the fat closedupon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirtcame out.
When he was gone out, his servantscame; and whenthey saw that, behold, the doors of the parlourwerelocked, theysaid, Surely he covereth his feet in his summerchamber.
And theytarriedtilltheywereashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; thereforetheytook a key, and openedthem: and, behold, theirlord was fallendowndead on the earth.
And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israelwentdownwith him from the mount, and he beforethem.
And he saiduntothem, Followafter me: for the LORDhathdeliveredyourenemies the Moabitesintoyourhand. And theywentdownafter him, and took the fords of JordantowardMoab, and suffered not a man to passover.