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he shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Ehud closed and locked the doors of the room and escaped down the latrine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Ehud went out into the porch and closed the doors of the roof chamber behind him and locked them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Ehud went out through the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Ehud went out through the porch and shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Ehud went out into the vestibule, and shut the doors of the roof chamber behind him, and locked <i>them.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Ehud went out into the vestibule and shut the doors of the roof chamber behind him, and locked them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Ehud went out into the vestibule and shut the doors of the roof chamber behind him, and locked <i>them</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Ehud went out into the vestibule and shut the doors of the roof chamber behind him and locked <i>them</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Ehud went out into the vestibule and shut the doors of the upper chamber behind him, and locked <i>them.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ehud escaped by way of the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upstairs room behind him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ehud escaped by way of the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upstairs room behind him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room upon him, and locked them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Ehud left the room. (He had closed and locked the doors of the room before he left.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Ehud went outside, closed the doors behind him, locked them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Ehud left the cool chamber in the direction of the vestibule, shutting and locking the doors behind him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />As Ehud went out into the vestibule, he closed the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlor upon him, and locked them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Ehud went out through the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then Ehud went out onto the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Ehud goes out at the porch, and shuts the doors of the upper chamber on him, and has bolted [it];<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Ehud goeth out at the porch, and shutteth the doors of the upper chamber upon him, and hath bolted it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Ehud will come forth to the portico, and he will shut the doors of the upper chamber upon him, and fasten.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But Aod carefully shutting the doors of the parlour and locking them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then Ehud carefully closed the doors of the upper room. And securing the bars,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Ehud went out onto the porch, shutting the doors of the upper room on Eglon and locking them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Ehud went out into the vestibule, and closed the doors of the roof chamber on him, and locked them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Ehur went out into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room upon him, locked them, and left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Ehor went out to the balcony and he locked the door of the upper room at its entrance, and he went out<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper chamber upon him, and locked them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Aod went out to the porch, and passed out by the appointed <i>guards</i>, and shut the doors of the chamber upon him, and locked <i>them</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/3-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=821" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/3.htm">Ehud</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>Even the handle sank in after the blade, and Eglon’s fat closed in over it, so that Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly. And Eglon’s bowels emptied. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/164.htm" title="164: ’ê·hūḏ (N-proper-ms) -- The name of several Isr. From the same as 'Ohad; united; Ehud, the name of two or three Israelites.">Then Ehud</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yê·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">went out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4528.htm" title="4528: ham·mis·də·rō·w·nāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- A porch, colonnade. From the same as ceder; a colonnade or internal portico.">through the porch,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: way·yis·gōr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">closing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5274.htm" title="5274: wə·nā·‘āl (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to fasten up, i.e. With a bar or cord; hence, to sandal, i.e. Furnish with slippers.">and locking</a> <a href="/hebrew/1817.htm" title="1817: dal·ṯō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A door. From dalah; something swinging, i.e. The valve of a door.">the doors</a> <a href="/hebrew/5944.htm" title="5944: hā·‘a·lî·yāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A roof chamber. Feminine from alah; something lofty, i.e. A stair-way; also a second-story room; figuratively, the sky.">of the upper room</a> <a href="/hebrew/1157.htm" title="1157: ba·‘ă·ḏōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- From ad with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.">behind him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>After Ehud was gone, Eglon’s servants came in and found the doors of the upper room locked. “He must be relieving himself in the cool room,” they said.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/4-21.htm">Judges 4:21</a></span><br />But as he lay sleeping from exhaustion, Heber’s wife Jael took a tent peg, grabbed a hammer, and went silently to Sisera. She drove the peg through his temple and into the ground, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/15-14.htm">Judges 15:14-15</a></span><br />When Samson arrived in Lehi, the Philistines came out shouting against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him. The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax, and the bonds broke loose from his hands. / He found the fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and struck down a thousand men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/24-4.htm">1 Samuel 24:4-7</a></span><br />So David’s men said to him, “This is the day about which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do with him as you wish.’” Then David crept up and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul’s robe. / Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe. / So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/26-7.htm">1 Samuel 26:7-12</a></span><br />That night David and Abishai came to the troops, and Saul was lying there asleep in the inner circle of the camp, with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. And Abner and the troops were lying around him. / Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!” / But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can extend a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/3-27.htm">2 Samuel 3:27</a></span><br />When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/20-9.htm">2 Samuel 20:9-10</a></span><br />“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him. / Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again, for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-28.htm">1 Kings 2:28-34</a></span><br />When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar. / It was reported to King Solomon: “Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD and is now beside the altar.” So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down!” / And Benaiah entered the tent of the LORD and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” But Joab replied, “No, I will die here.” So Benaiah relayed the message to the king, saying, “This is how Joab answered me.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-24.htm">2 Kings 9:24</a></span><br />Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-25.htm">2 Kings 10:25</a></span><br />When he had finished making the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill them. Do not let anyone out.” So the guards and officers put them to the sword, threw the bodies out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-14.htm">2 Chronicles 23:14-15</a></span><br />And Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.” / So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/7-8.htm">Esther 7:8-10</a></span><br />Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face. / Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king. / So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-48.htm">Matthew 26:48-50</a></span><br />Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him.” / Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him. / “Friend,” Jesus replied, “do what you came for.” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus, and arrested Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-44.htm">Mark 14:44-46</a></span><br />Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him and lead Him away securely.” / Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him. / Then the men seized Jesus and arrested Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-47.htm">Luke 22:47-48</a></span><br />While He was still speaking, a crowd arrived, led by the man called Judas, one of the Twelve. He approached Jesus to kiss Him. / But Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-10.htm">John 18:10-11</a></span><br />Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus. / “Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlor on him, and locked them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/13-18.htm">Bolted</a> <a href="/judges/3-20.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/judges/3-22.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/joshua/24-7.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/joshua/2-19.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/judges/3-22.htm">Ehud</a> <a href="/romans/11-32.htm">Locked</a> <a href="/judges/3-20.htm">Parlor</a> <a href="/acts/12-14.htm">Porch</a> <a href="/judges/3-20.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/judges/3-20.htm">Room</a> <a href="/joshua/6-1.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/judges/3-22.htm">Shutteth</a> <a href="/joshua/7-9.htm">Shutting</a> <a href="/judges/3-20.htm">Summer-House</a> <a href="/judges/3-20.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/mark/14-68.htm">Vestibule</a> <a href="/judges/3-18.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/3-24.htm">Bolted</a> <a href="/judges/3-24.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-5.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/judges/4-18.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/judges/3-24.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/judges/3-26.htm">Ehud</a> <a href="/judges/3-24.htm">Locked</a> <a href="/judges/3-24.htm">Parlor</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-3.htm">Porch</a> <a href="/judges/3-24.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/judges/3-24.htm">Room</a> <a href="/judges/3-25.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-5.htm">Shutteth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-10.htm">Shutting</a> <a href="/judges/3-24.htm">Summer-House</a> <a href="/judges/3-24.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-3.htm">Vestibule</a> <a href="/judges/4-9.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/3-1.htm">The nations which were left to prove Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/3-5.htm">By communion with them they commit idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/3-8.htm">Othniel delivered them from Chushan-Rishathaim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/3-12.htm">Ehud from Eglon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/3-31.htm">and Shamgar from the Philistines</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Ehud went out through the porch</b><br>Ehud, a judge of Israel, had just assassinated Eglon, the Moabite king. The porch likely refers to a private chamber or antechamber leading out from the upper room where the assassination took place. This action signifies Ehud's strategic planning and stealth, as he needed to escape without arousing suspicion. The porch may have been part of a larger palace complex, indicating the wealth and power of Eglon. Ehud's escape through the porch highlights his cunning and resourcefulness, qualities that were essential for a leader chosen by God to deliver Israel from oppression.<p><b>closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him</b><br>Ehud's act of closing and locking the doors was a tactical move to delay the discovery of Eglon's death. The upper room was a place of privacy and security, often used for important meetings or personal retreats. By locking the doors, Ehud ensured that Eglon's servants would assume the king was occupied, buying him time to escape. This action reflects the wisdom and foresight that God often grants to those He appoints for His purposes. The locked doors also symbolize the finality of Eglon's judgment and the deliverance of Israel from Moabite domination. This event foreshadows the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who, like Ehud, was an unexpected savior who brought freedom through unconventional means.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ehud.htm">Ehud</a></b><br>A left-handed judge of Israel from the tribe of Benjamin, chosen by God to deliver Israel from Moabite oppression. His unique characteristic of being left-handed played a crucial role in his mission.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eglon.htm">Eglon</a></b><br>The king of Moab who oppressed the Israelites for eighteen years. Ehud assassinated him as part of God's deliverance plan for Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/upper_room.htm">Upper Room</a></b><br>The private chamber where King Eglon was killed by Ehud. This setting highlights the secrecy and strategic planning involved in Ehud's mission.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>A nation that oppressed Israel during this period. The Moabites were descendants of Lot and often in conflict with Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/porch.htm">Porch</a></b><br>The passageway through which Ehud exited after assassinating Eglon, symbolizing his escape and the completion of his mission.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_uses_unlikely_heroes.htm">God Uses Unlikely Heroes</a></b><br>Ehud's left-handedness, considered a disadvantage, was used by God for a strategic victory. God often uses our perceived weaknesses for His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/strategic_planning_in_god's_work.htm">Strategic Planning in God's Work</a></b><br>Ehud's careful planning and execution of his mission demonstrate the importance of wisdom and strategy in fulfilling God's call.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/deliverance_through_obedience.htm">Deliverance Through Obedience</a></b><br>Ehud's obedience to God's call led to Israel's deliverance. Our obedience can lead to breakthroughs and victories in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_deliverance.htm">God's Sovereignty in Deliverance</a></b><br>The account of Ehud reminds us that God is sovereign and can deliver His people in unexpected ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_danger.htm">Courage in the Face of Danger</a></b><br>Ehud's courage to confront Eglon teaches us to trust God and be bold in the face of challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_didn't_god_stop_jephthah's_vow.htm">Why did God allow Jephthah to sacrifice his daughter in Judges 11 without stopping him?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_ehud_in_1_chr_8_6-7_the_same_as_in_judg_3.htm">In 1 Chronicles 8:6-7, is the reference to Ehud a contradiction of Judges 3, or is it an entirely different person with the same name?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_empower_ehud,_an_assassin.htm">Why does Judges 3:12-15 depict God empowering an assassin (Ehud) if murder is condemned elsewhere in scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_false_prophets.htm">Jeremiah 14:13-16: If God is omniscient and just, why allow false prophets to deceive so many without immediate correction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">Then Ehud went forth through the porch.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">into. </span>The word rendered "porch"--<span class= "ital">misder?nah</span>--is derived from <span class= "ital">seder </span>("order"). The Chaldee represents it by a transliteration of the Greek word <span class= "ital">exedra, </span>"a hall decorated with pillars." Kimchi supposes it to mean an ante-chamber where people waited to see the king, standing in order; and this seems to be the view of the LXX. (in the Vatican Codex), who render it, "he went out through those set in order" (<span class= "ital">tous diatetagmenous</span>)<span class= "ital">. </span>If this be the meaning, it can only refer to his walking boldly out through the attendants after he had fastened the doors. But the fact is that the ancient versions were as uncertain of the meaning as ourselves. The Syriac has, "through the xystos" or colonnade; the Arabic, "through the window."<p><span class= "bld">Shut the doors of the parlour upon him</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>upon Eglon.<p><span class= "bld">Locked them.</span>--The LXX. have "wedged them" (<span class= "ital">esph?nose</span>)<span class= "ital">. </span>The lock was probably of a character similar to that used by all ancient nations, namely, wooden slides which entered into a hole in the doorpost, and were secured by catches cut into it. See Jahn, <span class= "ital">Arch?ol. Bibl. </span>2:6-37.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/3-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Ehud</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵה֖וּד</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·hūḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_164.htm">Strong's 164: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ehud -- the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּצֵ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through the porch,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽמִּסְדְּר֑וֹנָה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mis·də·rō·w·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4528.htm">Strong's 4528: </a> </span><span class="str2">A colonnade, internal portico</span><br /><br /><span class="word">closing</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּסְגֹּ֞ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yis·gōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shut up, to surrender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and locking</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָעָֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·‘āl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5274.htm">Strong's 5274: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fasten up, with a, bar, cord, to sandal, furnish with slippers</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the doors</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּלְת֧וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(dal·ṯō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1817.htm">Strong's 1817: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something swinging, the valve of a, door</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the upper room</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעַלִיָּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘a·lî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5944.htm">Strong's 5944: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something lofty, a stair-way, a second-story room, the sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">behind him.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֲד֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5774.htm">Strong's 5774: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fly, to faint</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/3-23.htm">Judges 3:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/3-23.htm">Judges 3:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/3-23.htm">Judges 3:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/3-23.htm">Judges 3:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/3-23.htm">Judges 3:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/3-23.htm">Judges 3:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/3-23.htm">Judges 3:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/3-23.htm">Judges 3:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/3-23.htm">Judges 3:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/3-23.htm">Judges 3:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/3-23.htm">OT History: Judges 3:23 Then Ehud went forth into the porch (Jd Judg. 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