First name Eglon in the world's Bibles
In the bible, Eglon is the name of the Israel sold into his hands for eighteen years (JDG 3:14) because Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD (JDG 3:12). Meaning of the name: same as Eglah. Related names are: Lachish, Israel, Hebron . The translations of Eglon in 20 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from Eglon in Afrikaans to עֶגְל֤וֹן in Hebrew!
Wear it!Wherefore 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, (JOS 10:3)
Therefore 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. (JOS 10:5)
And 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. (JOS 10:23)
And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it: (JOS 10:34)
And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it: (JOS 10:36)
And 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. (JOS 10:37)
The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one; (JOS 12:12)
Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon, (JOS 15:39)
And 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. (JDG 3:12)
So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. (JDG 3:14)
But 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. (JDG 3:15)
And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man. (JDG 3:17)
And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man. (JDG 3:17)