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22 The dagger went so deep that the handle disappeared beneath the king’s fat. So Ehud did not pull out the dagger, and the king’s bowels emptied.[a] 23 Then Ehud closed and locked the doors of the room and escaped down the latrine.[b]

24 After Ehud was gone, the king’s servants returned and found the doors to the upstairs room locked. They thought he might be using the latrine in the room,

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Footnotes

  1. 3:22 Or and it came out behind.
  2. 3:23 Or and went out through the porch; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

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