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18 After offering the gift, Ehud left the palace with the men who had carried the gift. 19 When Ehud reached the statues[a] near Gilgal, he turned and went back to King Eglon and said, “King, I have a secret message for you.”

The king told him to be quiet and then sent all the servants out of the room. 20 Ehud went to King Eglon. The king was sitting all alone in the upper room of his palace.

Then Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” The king stood up from his throne. He was very close to Ehud.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 3:19 statues These were probably statues of gods or animals that “protected” the entrance to the city. Also in verse 26.

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