Judges 3
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Judges 3:16-22

16Now Ehud made for himself a sword a cubit long, which had two edges, and he bound it on his right thigh under his robe.

17And he brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.

18And when Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people who had carried it.

19But Ehud himself turned back from the sculptured stones at Gilgal, [and he returned to Eglon] and said [to him], “I have a secret message for you, O king.” Eglon said “Keep silence.” And all who attended him left him.

20Ehud came to him as he was sitting alone in his [private] cool upper chamber, and Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” And the king got up from his seat.

21Then Ehud reached out with his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.

22And the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, because Ehud did not draw the sword out of his belly; and the refuse came out.

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