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16 Ehud made a double-edged sword for himself, about eighteen inches long,[a] and he strapped it under his clothing on his right thigh.

17 Ehud presented the tribute payment to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man. 18 After Ehud had presented the tribute payment, he sent the men who had delivered the tribute on their way.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 3:16 The Hebrew word used here is not the usual word for the eighteen-inch cubit, so this weapon may have been fifteen inches long, or even as short as nine inches.