Then Ehud went out onto the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Judges 3:23 in context
Judges 3:20–26
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Ehud came to him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. Ehud said, “I have a message from God to you.” He arose out of his seat.
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Ehud put out his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body.
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The handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he didn’t draw the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.
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Then Ehud went out onto the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.
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After he had gone, his servants came and saw that the doors of the upper room were locked. They said, “Surely he is covering his feet in the upper room.”
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They waited until they were ashamed; and behold, he didn’t open the doors of the upper room. Therefore they took the key and opened them, and behold, their lord had fallen down dead on the floor.
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Ehud escaped while they waited, passed beyond the stone idols, and escaped to Seirah.
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