20. When Ehud had come [near] to him as he was sitting alone in his cool upper apartment, Ehud said, I have a commission from God to execute to you. And the king arose from his seat.
21. Then Ehud put forth his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh and thrust it into Eglon's belly.
22. And the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed upon the blade, for [Ehud] did not draw the sword out of his belly, and the dirt came out.
23. Then Ehud went out into the vestibule and shut the doors of the upper room upon [Eglon] and locked them.