“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.”
The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD strengthened King Eglon of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the LORD. — The cycle's renewal marks the return of apostasy after Othniel's death, initiating the second judges' narrative. The verb 'strengthened King Eglon' indicates active divine agency in empowering Israel's subjugator, suggesting that Moabite domination served covenant punishment. Eglon's portrait emerges through physical detail ('a very fat man,' verse 17), indicating that the text emphasizes his personal characteristics as reflecting his spiritual condition.
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