Judges 3:22

The handle went in with the blade and the fat closed over it. So Ehud didn't pull the sword out, and the king defecated.

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In The King James Version

And 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 dirt came out.

In Context

21Ehud grabbed his sword with his left hand from his right thigh and drove it into Eglon's belly.

23Then Ehud closed and locked the doors, and escaped through the toilet.

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Matthew Henry on Judges 3:13-31

Israel Oppressed by Eglon; Eglon Slain by Ehud. ( b. c. 1336.) 12 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord : and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord . 13 And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees. 14 So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. 15 But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord , the… Read the whole commentary →

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