¹⁷ And he brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man. ¹⁸ And when Ehud had finished presenting the ^[a]tribute, he sent away the people who had carried it. ¹⁹ But Ehud himself turned back from the ^[b]sculptured stones at Gilgal, [and he returned to Eglon] and said [to him], “I have a secret message for you, O king.” Eglon said “Keep silence.” And all who attended him left him.