Judges 3:14 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So the people of Israel were ruled by King Eglon of Moab for eighteen years.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse shows that the Israelites lived under foreign rule for nearly two decades as a consequence of turning away from God.

📚 Historical Context

This occurred during the period of the Judges (roughly 1200-1000 BC) when Israel had no king and repeatedly fell into cycles of disobedience, oppression, and deliverance. Moab was a neighboring nation east of the Dead Sea that had historic tensions with Israel. King Eglon had formed an alliance with the Ammonites and Amalekites to attack and subdue Israel because they had turned away from following God.

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