24When he had gone, the servants came; and when they saw that the doors of the roof chamber were locked, they thought, |He is only relieving himself in the closet of the cool chamber.|


In Context

21 And Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly;

22 and the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his belly; and the dirt came out.

23 Then Ehud went out into the vestibule, and closed the doors of the roof chamber upon him, and locked them.

24 When he had gone, the servants came; and when they saw that the doors of the roof chamber were locked, they thought, |He is only relieving himself in the closet of the cool chamber.|

25 And they waited till they were utterly at a loss; but when he still did not open the doors of the roof chamber, they took the key and opened them; and there lay their lord dead on the floor.

26 Ehud escaped while they delayed, and passed beyond the sculptured stones, and escaped to Se-i'rah.

Judges 3:24 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:24After he had gone, the servants came and found the doors of the upper room locked. They said, "He must be relieving himself in the inner room of the house."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:24When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour [were] locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:24Went out by a postern door. And the king's servants going in, saw the doors of the parlour shut, and they said: Perhaps he is easing nature in his summer parlour.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:24Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said, Surely he is covering his feet in the upper chamber.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:24Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked; and they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:24When he had gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlor were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer-chamber.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:24Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and behold, the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said, |Surely he is covering his feet in the upper room.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:24and he hath gone out, and his servants have come in, and look, and lo, the doors of the upper chamber are bolted, and they say, 'He is only covering his feet in the inner chamber of the wall.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:24When 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.