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24 After he left, Eglon’s[a] attendants came to look, but the doors to the cool chamber were locked! So they said, “He must be relieving himself[b] in the inner part of the cool chamber.”[c] 25 They waited until they were embarrassed, since he never opened the doors to the chamber. Eventually they took a key, opened the doors, and found their master dead on the ground.

26 Meanwhile, Ehud escaped while they were delayed, passed by the idols, and escaped in the direction of Seirah.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 3:24 Lit. his
  2. Judges 3:24 Lit. be covering his feet
  3. Judges 3:24 Or cool area; i.e. a private room (usually on a roof) for residence in warm weather