Judges 3:21

21 Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh and plunged it into the king’s belly.

Judges 3:21 in Other Translations

21 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

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

21 Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled out the dagger strapped to his right thigh, and plunged it into the king’s belly.

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

21 Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon'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 on reaching the stone images near Gilgal he himself went back to Eglon and said, “Your Majesty, I have a secret message for you.” The king said to his attendants, “Leave us!” And they all left.

20 Ehud then approached him while he was sitting alone in the upper room of his palace and said, “I have a message from God for you.” As the king rose from his seat,

21 Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh and plunged it into the king’s belly.

22 Even the handle sank in after the blade, and his bowels discharged. Ehud did not pull the sword out, and the fat closed in over it.

23 Then Ehud went out to the porch ; he shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Samuel 2:16; 2 Samuel 3:27; 2 Samuel 20:10