Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Judges 3:15
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15. Ehud the son of Gera--descended from Gera, one of Benjamin's sons (Ge 46:21).
left-handed--This peculiarity distinguished many in the Benjamite tribe (Jud 20:16). But the original word is rendered in some versions "both-handed," a view countenanced by 1Ch 12:2.
by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab--the yearly tribute, which, according to Eastern fashion, would be borne with ostentatious ceremony and offered (Jud 3:18) by several messengers.
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