13And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
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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.
And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
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.
The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes; …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 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. When Israel sins again God raises up a new oppressor, Jdg. 3:12-14. It was an aggravation of their wickedness that they did evil again after they had smarted so long for their former iniquities, promised so fair when Othniel judged them, and received so much mercy from God in th…
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