Eglon עֶגְלוֹן
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| עֶגְלוֹן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | eglon |
| Strong's number | H5700 (H5700G, H5700H) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Eglon |
| Occurrences | 13 in 12 verses |
| Most frequent in | Joshua (8) |
Eglon (Hebrew עֶגְלוֹן, Strong's H5700) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Eglon”. It occurs 13 times.
Definition
H5700G: Eglon
§ Eglon = "calf-like"
a royal city in Canaan that opposed the conquest; located in the low lands of Judah
a royal city in Canaan that opposed the conquest; located in the low lands of Judah
H5700H: Eglon
A man of the Moabites living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.3.12
§ Eglon = "calf-like"
1) king of Moab who oppressed the children of Israel for 18 years before he was killed by the judge Ehud
2) a royal city in Canaan that opposed the conquest; located in the low lands of Judah
§ Eglon = "calf-like"
1) king of Moab who oppressed the children of Israel for 18 years before he was killed by the judge Ehud
2) a royal city in Canaan that opposed the conquest; located in the low lands of Judah
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | eglon (13) |
|---|---|
| BSB | eglon (12), who (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Eglon, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Joshua
- Joshua 10:3Wherefore Adoni–zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
- Joshua 10:5Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.
- Joshua 10:23And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
- Joshua 10:34And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:So Joshua moved on from Lachish to Eglon, and all Israel with him. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
- Joshua 10:36And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.
- Joshua 10:37And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.They captured it and put to the sword its king, all its villages, and all the people. Joshua left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon; he devoted to destruction Hebron and everyone in it.
- Joshua 12:12The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
- Joshua 15:39Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
Judges
- Judges 3:12And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord.Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
- Judges 3:14So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.
- Judges 3:15But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
- Judges 3:17And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).