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It happened, when he had come, that he blew a trumpet in the hill-country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill-country, and he before them.
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The Rallying Cry
Commentators explain that Ehud's trumpet blast was a "shophar," a ram's horn, used as a powerful call to arms. Scholars suggest this may have been a pre-arranged signal, demonstrating Ehud's foresight. After his personal act of faith in striking down the oppressor, he immediately rallied God's people to complete the victory.
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19th Century
Anglican
He blew a trumpet. —The word for “trumpet” is shophar. The Septuagint has he trumpeted with a horn (Esalpisen en ker…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass, when he was come , That is, to Seirath, (Judges 3:26) , in the tribe of Ephraim:
Presbyterian
When Israel sins again, God raises up a new oppressor. The Israelites did evil, and the Moabites did worse; yet because God punishes the sins of Hi…
