13He gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees.
14The children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
15But when the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised them up a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
16Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his clothing on his right thigh.
17He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.
18When he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the people who bore the tribute.
19But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand to you, king. He said, Keep silence. All who stood by him went out from him.
