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Judges 3:24

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After he had gone, his servants came and saw that the doors of the upper room were locked. They said, “Surely he is covering his feet in the upper room.”

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Judges 3:24 in other translations

Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said, Surely he is covering his feet in the upper chamber.

Judges 3:24 · American Standard Version

Judges 3:24 in context

  1. 22The handle also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he didn’t draw the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.
  2. 23Then Ehud went out onto the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.
  3. 24After he had gone, his servants came and saw that the doors of the upper room were locked. They said, “Surely he is covering his feet in the upper room.”
  4. 25They waited until they were ashamed; and behold, he didn’t open the doors of the upper room. Therefore they took the key and opened them, and behold, their lord had fallen down dead on the floor.
  5. 26Ehud escaped while they waited, passed beyond the stone idols, and escaped to Seirah.