John Gill Commentary Judges 3:17

"And he offered the tribute unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man." — Judges 3:17 (ASV)

And he brought a present unto Eglon king of Moab
Accompanied by two servants, as Josephus says ^F2 , and who doubtless bore the presents; for that there were such with him that did is clear from (Judges 3:18) ; nor can it be thought that so great a personage as a judge in Israel should go alone and carry a present in his own hands; though it is possible, when come to the king of Moab, he might take it from his servants, and deliver it to him with his own hands:

and Eglon [was] a very fat man :
and so the less active, and unable to decline and avoid the stroke, he might see, when about to be given him.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F2: Antiqu. l. 5. c. 4. sect. 2.