17He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man.


In Context

14 The Israelites were subject to Eglon king of Moab for eighteen years.

15 Again the Israelites cried out to the LORD , and he gave them a deliverer- Ehud, a left-handed man, the son of Gera the Benjamite. The Israelites sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.

16 Now Ehud had made a double-edged sword about a foot and a half long, which he strapped to his right thigh under his clothing.

17 He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man.

18 After Ehud had presented the tribute, he sent on their way the men who had carried it.

19 At the idols near Gilgal he himself turned back and said, "I have a secret message for you, O king." The king said, "Quiet!" And all his attendants left him.

Judges 3:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:17And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon [was] a very fat man.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:17And he presented the gifts to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was exceeding fat.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:17And he offered the tribute unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:17And he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:17And he offered the present unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:17And he brought the present to Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:17He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:17and he bringeth near the present to Eglon king of Moab, and Eglon is a very fat man.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:17And he brought the present to Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.