¹⁷ Ehud gave Eglon king of Moab the ·payment [tribute money] he demanded. Now Eglon was a very fat man [^CEglon means “fat calf”]. ¹⁸ After he had given Eglon the ·payment [tribute money], Ehud ·sent away [dismissed] the people who had carried it. ¹⁹ When he passed the ·statues [images; idols] near Gilgal, he turned around [^CEhud returned to Eglon’s palace and sought a private audience with the king] and said to Eglon, “I have a secret message for you, King Eglon.”

The king said, “·Be quiet [Silence; or Give us privacy]!” Then he sent all of his servants out of the room.