22. The sword went into Eglon’s belly so far that even the handle sank in. And the blade came out his back. The king’s fat covered the whole sword. So Ehud left the sword in Eglon.
23. He went out of the room and closed and locked the doors behind him.
24. The servants returned just after Ehud left. They found the doors to the room locked. So they thought the king was relieving himself.
25. They waited for a long time. Finally they became worried because he still had not opened the doors. So they got the key and unlocked them. When they entered, they saw their king lying dead on the floor!
26. While the servants were waiting, Ehud had escaped. He passed by the statues and went to Seirah.
27. When he arrived there, he blew a trumpet in the mountains of Ephraim. The people of Israel heard it and went down from the hills with Ehud leading them.