¹⁷ He took the money to give to King Eglon, who was a very fat man. ¹⁸ After Ehud had given the money to the king, he sent back home the men who had carried it. ¹⁹ But when Ehud reached the stone idols at Gilgal, he turned round to go back to the king. He said to King Eglon, ‘I have a secret message for you, sir!’ So the king said, ‘Leave us alone.’ All his servants went out.