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And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek and went and smote Israel, and they took possession of the city of palm-trees.
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And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
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And the children of Israel cried to Jehovah, and Jehovah raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a man left-handed. And by him the children of Israel sent a gift to Eglon king of Moab.
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And Ehud made him a sword having two edges, it was of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right hip.
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And he brought the gift to Eglon king of Moab; now Eglon was a very fat man.
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And it came to pass when he had ended offering the gift, he sent away the people that had borne the gift.
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But he turned from the graven images that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret word unto thee, O king. And he said, Be silent! And all that stood by him went out from him.
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And Ehud came to him; now he was sitting in the cool upper-chamber, which was for him alone. And Ehud said, I have a word from God unto thee. And he arose from the seat.
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Then Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right hip, and thrust it into his belly;
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and the haft also went in after the blade, and the fat closed upon the blade; for he did not draw the sword out of his belly, and it came out between the legs.
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And Ehud went out into the portico, and shut the doors of the upper-chamber upon him, and bolted them.