23 Then Ehud went out into the vestibule and shut the doors of the roof chamber behind him, and locked them.

24 When he had gone out, his servants came and looked, and behold, the doors of the roof chamber were locked; and they said, “(A)He is only [a]relieving himself in the cool room.” 25 They waited until they [b]became anxious; but behold, he did not open the doors of the roof chamber. Therefore they took the key and opened them, and behold, their master had fallen to the [c]floor dead.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 3:24 Lit covering his feet
  2. Judges 3:25 Lit were ashamed
  3. Judges 3:25 Lit earth