Judges 3:15-30

Judges 3:15-30

[15] But when the children  of Israel  cried  unto the LORD,  raised them up  a deliverer,  Ehud  the son  of Gera,  a Benjamite,  a man  lefthanded:  and by him  the children  of Israel  sent  a present  unto Eglon  the king  of Moab.  [16] But Ehud  made  him a dagger  which had two  edges,  of a cubit  length;  and he did gird  it under his raiment  upon his right  thigh.  [17] And he brought  the present  unto Eglon  king  of Moab:  and Eglon  was a very  fat  man.  [18] And when he had made an end  to offer  the present,  he sent away  the people  that bare  the present.  [19] But he himself turned again  from the quarries  that were by Gilgal,  and said,  I have a secret  errand  unto thee, O king:  who said,  Keep silence.  And all that stood  by him went out  from him. [20] And Ehud  came  unto him; and he was sitting  in a summer  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.  [21] And Ehud  put forth  his left  hand,  and took  the dagger  from his right  thigh,  and thrust  it into his belly:  [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 dirt  came out.  [23] Then Ehud  went forth  through the porch,  and shut  the doors  of the parlour  upon him, and locked  [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 covereth  his feet  in his summer  chamber.  [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.  [26] And Ehud  escaped  while they tarried,  and passed beyond  the quarries,  and escaped  unto Seirath.  [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  [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.  [29] And they slew  of Moab  at that time  about ten  thousand  men,  all lusty,  and all men  of valour;  and there escaped  not a man.  [30] So Moab  was subdued  that day  under the hand  of Israel.  And the land  had rest  fourscore  years.