²³ Then Ehud went out into the vestibule and shut the doors of the upper chamber behind him, and locked them.

²⁴ When Ehud departed, Eglon’s servants came. And when they saw that the doors of the upper room were locked, they said, “He is only ^[a]relieving himself in the cool room.” ²⁵ They waited [a very long time] until they became embarrassed and uneasy, but he still did not open the doors of the upper room. So [finally] they took the key and opened them, and behold, their master had fallen to the floor, dead.