Judges 3:24-26

The Voice

²⁴ After he had escaped, eventually the servants came to check on their master. When they saw that the doors to the upstairs room were locked, they assumed Eglon was relieving himself in the upstairs chamber. ²⁵ They stood around waiting until their embarrassment grew too great. When Eglon didn’t open the doors, at last, they opened the doors with the key, and there was their master, lying dead on the floor.

²⁶ Ehud took advantage of the delay. He passed the idols of Gilgal and escaped to Seirah.