- the Moabites:
- "But it came to pass,¹ when Ahabª was dead,ª that the kingª of Moabª rebelledª° against the kingª of Israel.ª" {2Kg 3:5} + "And when they cameª° to¹ the campª of Israel,ª the Israelitesª rose upª° and smoteª°¹ the Moabites,ª so that they fledª° beforeª¹ them: but they went¹ forward²° smitingª°¹ the Moabites,ª even in [their] country. ... Then he tookª°¹ his eldestª sonª that¹ should have reignedª° in his stead,¹ and offeredª° him [for] a burnt offeringª upon¹ the wall.ª And there was¹ greatª indignationª against¹ Israel:ª and they departedª° from¹¹ him, and returnedª° to [their own] land.ª" {2Kg 3:24-27} + "And the childrenª of Israelª didª° evilª againª° in the sightª of the LORD:ª and the LORDª strengthenedª°¹ Eglonª the kingª of Moabª against¹ Israel,ª because¹¹ they had doneª°¹ evilª in the sightª of the LORD.ª" {Jdg 3:12} + "And [so] it was,¹ when¹ Israelª had sown,ª° that the Midianitesª came up,ª° and the Amalekites,²¹ and the childrenª of the east,ª even they came upª° against¹ them; ... And Israelª was greatlyª impoverishedª° becauseª¹ of the Midianites;ª and the childrenª of Israelª criedª° unto¹ the LORD.ª" {Jdg 6:3-6}
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