Describes a time when Israel was ruled by judges and the cycle of turning away from God, facing trouble, and then returning to Him. ... click to read full summary of this book.
So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
Thus, the Israelite kids were under the rule of Eglon, the ruler of Moab, for a period of 18 years.
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