16. And he made for himself a two-edged sword, having a handle, reaching to the middle, the length of the palm of a hand. And he was girded with it under his cloak, on the right thigh.
17. And he offered the gifts to Eglon, the king of Moab. Now Eglon was exceedingly fat.
18. And when he had presented the gifts to him, he followed out his companions, who had arrived with him.
19. And then, returning from Gilgal where the idols were, he said to the king, "I have a secret word for you, O king." And he ordered silence. And when all those who were around him had departed,
20. Ehud entered to him. Now he was sitting alone in a summer upper room. And he said, "I have a word from God to you." And immediately he rose up from his throne.