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21 Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled out the dagger strapped to his right thigh, and plunged it into the king’s belly. 22 The dagger went so deep that the handle disappeared beneath the king’s fat. So Ehud did not pull out the dagger, and the king’s bowels emptied.[a] 23 Then Ehud closed and locked the doors of the room and escaped down the latrine.[b]

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  1. 3:22 Or and it came out behind.
  2. 3:23 Or and went out through the porch; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

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