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21 As the king was getting up from his throne,[a] Ehud reached with his left hand and took out the sword that was tied to his right thigh. Then he pushed the sword into the king’s belly. 22 The sword went into Eglon’s belly so far that even the handle sank in and the fat closed around it. The point of the blade came out his back. Ehud left the sword inside Eglon.

23 Then Ehud went out of the private room, closed the doors to the upper room, and locked the king inside.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 3:21 He was very close … throne This section of the text is found in the ancient Greek version but not in the standard Hebrew text.

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