1Now these are the nations which Yehovah left, to test Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan; 2only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at least those who formerly knew nothing of it: 3namely, the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites who dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon to the entrance of Hamath. 4And they were left, to test Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to the commandments of Yehovah, which he commanded their fathers by Moses. 5And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites: 6and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods. 7And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Yehovah, and forgot Yehovah their God, and served the Baalim and the Asheroth. 8Therefore the anger of Yehovah was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years. 9And when the children of Israel cried to Yehovah, Yehovah raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. 10And the Spirit of Yehovah came on him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and Yehovah delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand: and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim. 11And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died. 12And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Yehovah: and Yehovah strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of Yehovah. 13And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and struck down Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees. 14And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. 15But when the children of Israel cried to Yehovah, Yehovah raised them up a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab. 16And Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his clothing on his right thigh. 17And he offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man. 18And when he had finished offering the tribute, he sent away the people who bore the tribute. 19But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand to you, O king. And he said, Keep silence. And all who stood by him went out from him. 20And Ehud came to him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. And Ehud said, I have a message from God to you. And he arose out of his seat. 21And Ehud put out his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body: 22and the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his body; and it came out behind. 23Then Ehud went out into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them. 24Now when he had gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said, Surely he is covering his feet in the upper chamber. 25And they stayed till they were ashamed; and, behold, he did not open the doors of the upper room: therefore they took the key, and opened them; and, behold, their lord had fallen down dead on the earth. 26And Ehud escaped while they stayed, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirah. 27And it happened, when he had come, that he blew a trumpet in the hill-country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill-country, and he before them. 28And he said to them, Follow after me; for Yehovah has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and did not allow a man to pass over. 29And they struck down at that time about ten thousand men of Moab, every robust man, and every man of valor; and not a man escaped. 30So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty years. 31And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck down six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox-goad: and he also saved Israel.