Bible Names N-Z: Shamgar
Shamgar in Easton's Bible Dictionary
The Philistines from the maritime plain had made incursions
into
the Hebrew upland for the purposes of plunder, when
one of this
name, the son of Anath, otherwise unknown, headed a
rising for
the purpose of freeing the land from this oppression.
He
repelled the invasion, slaying 600 men with an "ox
goad" (q.v.).
The goad was a formidable sharpointed instrument,
sometimes ten
feet long. He was probably contemporary for a time
with Deborah
and Barak (Judg. 3:31; 5:6).
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Shamgar in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Son of Anath, judge of Israel after Ehud, and immediately
before Barak (Judges 5:6; Judges 5:8; Judges 3:31). Probably a
Naphtalite, as Beth Anath was of Naphtali. This tribe took a
foremost part in the war with Jabin (Judges 4:6; Judges 4:10;
Judges 5:18). The tributary Canaanites (Judges 1:33) combined
with the Philistines against Israel, rendering the highways
unsafe and forcing Israelite travelers into byways to escape
notice. The villages were forsaken, and as in later times the
oppressors disarmed Israel of all swords and spears (Judges
4:3; 1 Samuel 13:19; 1 Samuel 13:22). With an ox goad, his
only weapon (compare Judges 15:15-16, an undesigned
coincidence marking genuineness; 1 Samuel 17:47; 1 Samuel
17:50; spiritually 2 Corinthians 10:4; 1 Corinthians 1:27) he
slew 600 Philistines, thereby giving Israel deliverance from
oppressors for a time. So he prepared the way for Deborah and
Barak's more decisive blow. The inadequacy of the instrument
renders Jehovah's might the more evident.
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Shamgar in Hitchcock's Bible Names
named a stranger; he is here a stranger
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Shamgar in Naves Topical Bible
-A deliverer (judge, hero) of Israel
Jud 3:31; 5:6
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Shamgar in Smiths Bible Dictionary
(sword), son of Anath, judge of Israel. When Israel was in a
most depressed condition, Shamgar was raised up to be a
deliverer. With no arms in his hand but an ox-goad, Jud 3:31
comp. 1Sam 13:21
he made a desperate assault upon the Philistines, and
slew 600 of them. (B.C. about 1290.)
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Shamgar in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE
sham'-gar (shamgar):
1. Biblical Account:
One of the judges, son of Anath (`anath), in whose days,
which preceded the time of Deborah (Jdg 5:6,7) and followed
those of Ehud, Israel's subjugation was so complete that
"the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked
through byways." The government had become thoroughly
disorganized, and apparently, as in the days of Deborah, the
people were entirely unprepared for war. Shamgar's
improvised weapon with which he helped to "save Israel" is
spoken of as an oxgoad. With this he smote of the
Philistines 600 men. This is the first mention of the
Philistines as troublesome neighbors of the Israelites (Jdg
3:31). According to a tradition represented in Josephus
(Ant., V, iv, 3), Shamgar died in the year he became judge.
2. Critical Hypotheses:
Several writers have challenged the Biblical account on the
following grounds: that in Jdg 5 no mention is made of any
deliverance; that the name "Shamgar" resembles the name of a
Hittite king and the name "Anath" that of a Syrian goddess;
that the deed recorded in Jdg 3:31 is analogous to that of
Samson (Jdg 15:15), and that of Shammah, son of Agee (2 Sam
23:11 f); and lastly, that in a group of Greek manuscripts
and other versions this verse is inserted after the account
of Samson's exploits. None of these is necessarily
inconsistent with the traditional account. Neverthelesss,
they have been used as a basis not only for overthrowing the
tradition, but also for constructive theories such as that
which makes Shamgar a foreign oppressor and not a judge, and
even the father of Sisera. There is, of course, no limit to
which this kind of interesting speculation cannot lead.
(For a complete account of these views see Moore, "Judges,"
in ICC, 1895, 104 f, and same author in Journal of the
American Oriental Society, XIX, 2, 159-60.)
Ella Davis Isaacs
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Shamgar in Wikipedia
Shamgar, son of Anath (Hebrew שמגר בן־ענת) is the name of one
or possibly two individuals named in the Book of Judges. The
name occurs twice; at the first mention[1] Shamgar is
identified as a Biblical Judge, who repelled Philistine
incursions into Israelite regions, and slaughtered 600 of the
invaders with an ox goad (a formidable weapon sometimes ten
feet long); the other mention[2] is within the Song of
Deborah, where Shamgar is described as having been one of the
prior rulers, in whose days roads were abandoned, with
travelers taking winding paths, and village life collapsing...
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Shamgar Scripture - Judges 3:31
And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the
Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also
delivered Israel.
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Shamgar Scripture - Judges 5:6
In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael,
the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked
through byways.
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