And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.
What does Judges 3:31 mean?
The side of the country which lay south-west, was infested by the Philistines. God raised up Shamgar to deliver them; having neither sword nor spear, he took an ox-goad, the instrument next at hand.
Key themes
Justice and mercySalvationApostasyDeliverance
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Keep this verse inside its immediate passage and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- Shamgar Person
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The Philistines from the maritime plain had made incursions into the Hebrew upland for the purposes of plunder, when one of this name, the son of Anath, otherwise unknown.