Judges 3:23

Easy To Read Version

Ehud went out of the the private room, closing the doors to the upper room and locking the king inside.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:18

So Amnon’s servant led Tamar out of the room and locked the door after her.

Judges 3:20

So the Lord became angry with the people of Israel, and he said, “This nation has broken the Agreement that I made with their ancestors. [21] They have not listened to me.

Judges 3:22

The sword went into Eglon’s belly so far that even the handle sank in and the king’s fat covered it. Ehud left the sword inside Eglon. {When he was stabbed, Eglon lost control of his bowels} and the excrement came out.

Judges 3:24

Ehud then left the main room and the servants went back in. The servants found the doors to the upper room locked. So the servants said, “The king must be relieving himself in his private restroom.”