• Judges 3:20

    And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summere parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

  • Judges 3:21

    And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

  • Judges 3:22

    And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirtf came out.

  • Judges 3:23

    Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.

  • Judges 3:24

    When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he coverethg his feet in his summer chamber.

  • Judges 3:25

    And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.

  • Judges 3:26

    And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.

  • Judges 3:27

    And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.

  • Judges 3:28

    And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.

  • Judges 3:29

    And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty,h and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man.

  • Judges 3:30

    So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.

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