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.
20Ehud 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.
21Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:
22and the haft 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.
23Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.
24Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said, Surely he is covering his feet in the upper chamber.
