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17 and went to present the tribute to King Eglon of Moab. Now Eglon happened to be a very obese man.

18 As he finished presenting the tribute, Ehud[a] sent away the people who had been carrying it. 19 He had turned away from the idols that were at Gilgal. So he told Eglon, “I have a secret message for you, king.”

King Eglon[b] responded “Silence!” and all of his attendants left him.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 3:18 Lit. he
  2. Judges 3:19 Lit. So he