And he brought the tribute unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Fat. The ancient version used by St. Augustine had, "lean "which he justly took in an ironical sense. Septuagint asteios, signifies "beautiful and genteel. "(Calmet)
Serarius explains it in the same sense as the Vulgate. (Menochius)
