Judges 3:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present. Made an end to offer the present - Presents, tribute, etc., in the eastern countries were offered with very great ceremony; and to make the more parade several persons, ordinarily slaves, sumptuously dressed, and in considerable number, were employed to carry what would not be a burden even to one. This appears to have been the case in the present instance.