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    Shamgar

    SHAM-gar

    Hebrew/Hurrian
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Sword; Named after a Hurrian deity
    Origin
    Hebrew/Hurrian
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Shamgar appears in the King James Bible, including Judges 3:31.
    First appears in
    Judges — Conquest and judges
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Shamgar killed 600 Philistines with a farm tool. His story teaches that God doesn't need your best equipment — He needs your availability. Use what you have, start where you are.
    King James verses
    • 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."

    • 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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