Judges 3:21

21 Ehud reached out with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into the king's belly.

Judges 3:21 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 3:21

And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from
his right thigh
Being, as before observed, a lefthanded man; ( Judges 3:15 ) , and this he could the better do, without being taken notice of by the king, who, if he saw him move his left hand, would have no suspicion of his going to draw a dagger with it, and which also was hidden under his raiment, ( Judges 3:16 ) ;

and thrust it into his belly;
Josephus ^F4 says into his heart; it is certain the wound was mortal, and must have been in a part on which, life depended.

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 Antiqu. l. 5. c. 4. sect. 2.

Judges 3:21 In-Context

19 But he himself, after reaching the quarries at Gilgal, went back and said, "King, I have a secret message for you." The king commanded silence, and all his attendants withdrew.

20 Ehud came to him; he was sitting alone by himself in his upstairs room, where it was cool. Ehud said: "I have a message from God for you." As the king arose from his seat,

21 Ehud reached out with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into the king's belly.

22 The hilt too went in after the blade, and the fat closed around the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his belly, so that it came out behind.

23 Then Ehud went out onto the porch, shut the doors of the upstairs room behind him and locked them.