Add parallel Print Page Options

19 Ehud stopped on his homeward journey at the engraved idols near Gilgal and returned to speak with Eglon.

Ehud: I have a secret message for you, O king.

Eglon: Be silent.

Eglon sent his attendants away; 20 and Ehud came in to the king, who sat alone in a cool, private, upstairs room supported by beams.

Ehud: I have here a message for you from the True God.

As the king got up from his throne, 21 Ehud reached beneath his robes with his left hand, took the sword strapped to his right thigh, and thrust it deep into Eglon’s belly,

Read full chapter

Bible Gateway Recommends