17 He brought the tribute payment to King Eglon of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
18 When Ehud finished offering the tribute payment, he sent away the people who carried it.
19 But he himself turned back from the stone idols that were at Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.”And he said, “Keep silence!” And all who attended him departed from him.
20 Ehud approached him as he was sitting alone in his cool upper chamber. Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” And Eglon rose from his seat.
21 Then Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into the belly of Eglon.
22 The hilt went in after the blade and the fat closed over the blade and his entrails came out, for he did not pull the sword out of the belly of Eglon.
23 Then Ehud went out to the entrance hall and closed the doors of the upper chamber on him and locked them.