עֶגְלוֹן

eg.lonEglon
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place13 occurrences2 books12 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Eglon: King of Moab who oppressed Israel
  • Eglon: Amorite king of Lachish; city in Judah

Definition

from H5695; vituline; Eglon, the name of a place in Palestine and of a Moabitish king
Traditional renderings: Eglon.

Glossary entries

Eglon (Person) Eglon (Place)

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

13 total
  1. Joshua 10:3עֶגְל֖וֹן · of Eglon
    Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
  2. Joshua 10:5עֶגְל֔וֹן · and Eglon
    So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.
  3. Joshua 10:23עֶגְלֽוֹן׃ · and Eglon
    So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
  4. Joshua 10:34עֶגְלֹ֑נָה · to Eglon
    So Joshua moved on from Lachish to Eglon, and all Israel with him. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
  5. Joshua 10:36מֵעֶגְל֖וֹנָה · from Eglon
    Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.
  6. Joshua 10:37לְעֶגְל֑וֹן · at Eglon
    They captured it and put to the sword its king, all its villages, and all the people. Joshua left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon; he devoted to destruction Hebron and everyone in it.
  7. Joshua 12:12עֶגְלוֹן֙ · of Eglon
    …the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
  8. Joshua 15:39וְעֶגְלֽוֹן׃ · Eglon
    Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
  9. Judges 3:12עֶגְל֤וֹן · {gave} Eglon
    Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
  10. Judges 3:14עֶגְל֣וֹן · Eglon
    The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.
  11. Judges 3:15לְעֶגְל֖וֹן · to Eglon
    And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
  12. Judges 3:17 (2×)לְעֶגְל֖וֹן · to Eglon; וְעֶגְל֕וֹן · who
    …and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man.