“So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.”
Shamgar son of Anath, who killed six hundred of the Philistines with an oxgoad, delivered Israel. — The brief notice of Shamgar ('who killed six hundred of the Philistines with an oxgoad') introduces a minimal judge whose exploits receive summary mention rather than narrative development. The oxgoad (דֹּרְבָן), an agricultural implement, emphasizes that Shamgar lacked conventional warfare equipment yet accomplished significant military victory through improvised weaponry and exceptional capability.
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