²² and even the handle went in after the blade. Since he did not pull the sword out of his stomach, the fat closed over the blade, and his guts spilled out.^{[a] 23} Ehud slipped out to the porch, and closed and locked the doors of the second-story room behind him.

²⁴ After Ehud had slipped out, the king’s servants came and found that the room’s doors were locked. So they thought, He must be relieving himself in the cool chamber.