22
in such a manner that the haft also went in after the blade, and the fat closed upon the blade so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly, and the excrement came out.
23
Then Ehud went forth through the porch and shut the doors of the parlour upon him and locked them.
24
When he was gone out, his slaves came; and when they saw that the doors of the parlour
were locked, they said, Peradventure he covers his feet in his summer chamber.
25
And having waited until they were confounded and he
had not opened the doors of the parlour; therefore, they took a key and opened
them; and, behold, their lord
was fallen down dead on the earth.
26
But while they had waited, Ehud escaped and passed beyond the graven images and escaped unto Seirath.
27
And as he entered in, he blew the shofar in the mountain of Ephraim, and the sons of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.
28
Then he said unto them, Follow after me, for the LORD has delivered your enemies, the Moabites, into your hands. And they went down after him and took the fords of the Jordan towards Moab and did not let anyone pass.
29
And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all fat, and all men of war, and there escaped not a man.
30
So Moab was subjected that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty years.
31
And after him was Shamgar, the son of Anath, who slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad, and he also saved Israel.