# #216 | Shoftim ch.3 - The "Spirit of God", and a Perfect Murder

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Podcast: [The Tanakh Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tanakh-podcast-5773792)
Published: 2026-06-23T20:41:01+00:00
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## Resource

Two invasions, two victories. This Chapter tells us the victories of Otniel ben Kenaz over Kushan; and Ehud Ben Gera's dazzling assassination of Eglon, King of Moav - in what might be "the perfect murder".

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