Judges 3:23

Judges 3:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Ehud went out to the porch; he shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Ehud went out into the porch and closed the doors of the roof chamber behind him and locked them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Ehud went out through the porch and shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.

Context of Judges 3:23

21Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly. 22Even the handle went in after the blade, and Eglon’s fat closed in over it, so that Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly. And the waste came out. Ehud escaped by way of the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upstairs room behind him. 24Ehud was gone when Eglon’s servants came in. They looked and found the doors of the upstairs room locked and thought he was relieving himself in the cool room. 25The servants waited until they became embarrassed and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upstairs room. So they took the key and opened the doors — and there was their lord lying dead on the floor!

Judges 3:23 word by word

וַיֵּצֵ֥א אֵה֖וּד הַֽמִּסְדְּר֑וֹנָה וַיִּסְגֹּ֞ר דַּלְת֧וֹת הָעַלִיָּ֛ה בַּעֲד֖וֹ וְנָעָֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Ehudאֵהוּד'êhûd · EhudH164
• went forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• through the porchמִסְדְּרוֹןmisderôn · porchH4528
• and shutסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• the doorsדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• of the parlourעֲלִיָּה‛ălîyâh · upper roomH5944
• upon him, and lockedנָעַלnâ‛al · to lockH5274

Commentaries on Judges 3:23

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-30Verses 12-30 When Israel sins again, God raises up a new oppressor. The Israelites did ill, and the Moabites did worse; yet because God punishes the sins of his own people in this world, Israel is weakened, and Moab strengthened against them. If lesser troubles do not do the work, God will send greater. When Israel prays again, God raises up Ehud. As a judge, or minister of Divine justice, Ehud put to death Eglon, the king of Moab, and thus executed the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23went out through the porch: The latrine (porch) might have been like those in medieval Europe. It was common for a latrine to extend from a building wall, with an external chute similar to today's laundry or chimney ash chutes.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2621-26. Ehud put forth his left hand--The whole circumstance of this daring act--the death of Eglon without a shriek, or noise--the locking of the doors--the carrying off the key--the calm, unhurried deportment of Ehud--show the strength of his confidence that he was doing God service.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 3:23

• Confidence
• Deception
• Eglon
• Falsehood
• Gilgal
• Homicide
• House
• Hypocrisy
• Israel
• Judge
• Lock
• Regicide

In the dictionaries

• Close
• Dirt
• Doors
• Ehud
• Errand
• Moabite
• Rest
• Secret
• Abdon (1)
• Bolt

Commentaries on Judges 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary