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Shamgar

Mentioned in 1324 BC traditional (Jones)

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, headed a rising for the purpose of freeing the land from this oppression. He repelled the invasion, slaying 600 men with an “ox goad” (q.v.).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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Anath
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2 tagged verses in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. Judges2

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBShamgar 2
KJVShamgar 2
ASVShamgar 2

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Judges2 verses
  1. 3:31

    After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.

  2. 5:6

    In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

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, headed a rising for the purpose of freeing the land from this oppression. He repelled the invasion, slaying 600 men with an “ox goad” (q.v.). The goad was a formidable sharpointed instrument, sometimes ten feet long. He was probably contemporary for a time with Deborah and Barak (Judg. 3:31; 5:6).