Ehud
12And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord.
13And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees. struck
14So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
15But when the children of Israel cried to the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man left-handed: and by him the children of Israel sent a present to Eglon the king of Moab.
16But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh. fasten; cloak
17And he brought the present to Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
18And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bore the present. carried
19But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand to you, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him. idols; at; leave us alone
20And Ehud came to him; and he was sitting in a summer parlor, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God to you. And he arose out of his seat.
21And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
22And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out. hilt; excrement
23Then Ehud went forth through porch, and shut the doors of the parlor upon him, and locked them.
24When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlor were locked, they said, surely he covers his feet in his summer chamber. is relieving himself
25And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlor; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
26And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirath.
27And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.
28And he said to them, Follow after me: for the Lord has delivered yourp enemies the Moabites into yourp hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and allowed not a man to pass over.
29And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valor; and there escaped not a man. robust
30So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years. 80
Shamgar
31And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel. prod