20. Ehud went in to him where he sat alone in his cool upper room. Ehud said, “I have a word from God for you.” So the king rose from his throne.
21. Then Ehud with his left hand drew the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into Eglon’s belly.
22. The hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade because he did not withdraw the dagger from the body.
23. Then Ehud went out onto the porch, shutting the doors of the upper room on Eglon and locking them.
24. When Ehud had left and the servants had come, they saw that the doors of the upper room were locked, and thought, “He must be easing himself in the cool chamber.”
25. They waited until they were at a loss when he did not open the doors of the upper room. So they took the key and opened them, and there was their lord lying on the floor, dead.
26. During their delay Ehud escaped and, passing the sculptured stones, took refuge in Seirah.