Dagger
/DAG-er/
Summary
A short two-edged blade used as a weapon, notably employed by Ehud to assassinate the Moabite king Eglon.
☩Ehud's Weapon
Ehud the Benjamite, Israel's second judge, made himself a two-edged dagger about a cubit in length. Being left-handed, he concealed it under his clothing on his right thigh, where guards would not normally search. He used this weapon to kill Eglon, the oppressive Moabite king, delivering Israel from eighteen years of servitude.
Key verses:Judges 3:16-22
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Dagger," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. II (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Dagger," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. II (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).