Judges 3:31

“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.”

"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." - Judges 3:31
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What does Judges 3:31 mean?

"Judges 3:31" from the King James Version of the Bible reads, "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." This verse is found in the Old Testament book of Judges, which recounts the…

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The Courage of Shamgar: Deliverance from the Ordinary

Judges 3:31 (KJV) reads, "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." This verse, though brief, paints a compelling picture of God's ability to use the most ordinary of circumstances…

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A Prayer for Courage and Divine Intervention

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, our eternal refuge and strength, we come before You today with humble hearts filled with gratitude for Your faithfulness throughout the generations. We remember the stories of Your mighty acts, the victories You have won through…

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Judges 3:31
Judges 3:31 - "¶ 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."
‭‭Judges‬ ‭3‬:‭31‬ “After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.”
‭‭Judges‬ ‭3‬:‭31‬ “After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.”
Judges 2:31
Job 31:11 - "For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges."
1 Corinthians 11:31 - "For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged."
Judges 3:1 - "Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;"
Deuteronomy 32:31 - "For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges."
Judges 8:31 - "And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech."
"For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges." - Job 31:11
Judges 18:31 - "And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh."
"For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged." - 1 Corinthians 11:31
Proverbs 31:9 - "Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy."
Job 31:28 - "This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above."
Judges 9:31 - "And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee."
Judges 1:31 - "¶ Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:"
Mark 3:31-34
"For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges." - Deuteronomy 32:31
Judges 16:31 - "Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years."
Lamentations 3:31 - "For the Lord will not cast off for ever:"
"Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;" - Judges 3:1
Zephaniah 3:3 - "Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow."
Judges 10:3 - "¶ And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years."
Genesis 31:53 - "The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac."
Judges 3:6 - "And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods."
Job 31:3 - "Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?"
Judges 11:31 - "Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering."
Judges 5:31 - "So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years."