Judges 3:8-18

⁸And the Lord was very angry with Israel, and sold them into the hand of Chusarsathaim king of Syria of the rivers: and the children of Israel served Chusarsathaim eight years.

⁹And the children of Israel cried to the Lord; and the Lord raised up a saviour to Israel, and he saved them, Gothoniel the son of Kenez, the brother of Chaleb younger than himself.

¹⁰And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war against Chusarsathaim: and the Lord delivered into his hand Chusarsathaim king of Syria of the rivers, and his hand prevailed against Chusarsathaim.

¹¹And the land was quiet forty years; and Gothoniel the son of Kenez died.

¹²And the children of Israel continued to do evil before the Lord: and the Lord strengthened Eglom king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil before the Lord.

¹³And he gathered to himself all the children of Ammon and Amalec, and went and smote Israel, and took possession of the city of Palm-trees.

¹⁴And the children of Israel served Eglom the king of Moab eighteen years.

¹⁵And the children of Israel cried to the Lord; and he raised up to them a saviour, Aod the son of Gera a son of Jemeni, a man who used both hands alike: and the children of Israel sent gifts by his hand to Eglom king of Moab.

¹⁶And Aod made himself a dagger of two edges, of a span long, and he girded it under his cloak upon his right thigh.

¹⁷And he went, and brought the presents to Eglom king of Moab, and Eglom was a very handsome man.

¹⁸And it came to pass when Aod had made an end of offering his gifts, that he dismissed those that brought the gifts.