Judges 3:18
16 Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak
17 and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man.
After Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he ushered out those who had carried it.
19 But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” “Silence,” said the king, and all his attendants left him.
20 Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- After Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he ushered out those who had carried it.
- KJV
- And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.
- WEB
- When Ehud had finished offering the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute.
- ASV
- And when he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the people that bare the tribute.
- DARBY
- And it came to pass when he had ended offering the gift, he sent away the people that had borne the gift.
- BLB
- And when he had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people who had carried the tribute.
- ÅB
- Og da han hadde gitt gaven fra seg, lot han folkene som hadde båret gaven, dra hjem.
- OTB
- Etter å ha presentert tributtet, sendte Ehud bort dem som hadde båret det.
- B1930
- Og da han hadde gitt gaven fra sig, lot han folkene som hadde båret gaven, dra hjem.