Judges 3:17 Commentary: Rashi, Metzudat David & Metzudat Zion

וַיַּקְרֵב֙ אֶת־הַמִּנְחָ֔ה לְעֶגְל֖וֹן מֶ֣לֶךְ מוֹאָ֑ב וְעֶגְל֕וֹן אִ֥ישׁ בָּרִ֖יא מְאֹֽד׃

And he offered the present unto Eglon king of Moab—now Eglon was a very fat man.

Rashi on Judges

Obese. Fat.
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Metzudat David on Judges

A stout man: this was also the reason for his death. Because he was fat and a big guy, it was hard for him to stand up and while he was busy with standing up, he was not able to guard himself from Ehud
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Metzudat Zion on Judges

STOUT: a big fat guy, as in Kings 1:5:3 "Ten stout cows."
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