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Judges 3:20 KJV
Judges · chapter 3 · verse 20
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.Judges 3:20 · King James Version
Judges 3:20 in context
18And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.
19But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.
20And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sittingyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- parlourʻălîyâhsomething loftyH5944 →
- messagedâbâra wordH1697 →
- summermᵉqêrâha cooling offH4747 →
- aroseqûwmto riseH6965 →
- EhudʼÊhûwdEhud, the name of two or three IsraelitesH164 →
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Ehud is the next of the judges whose achievements are related in this history, and here is an account of his actions. I. When Israel sins again God raises up a new oppressor, Jdg 3:12-14.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-30