21Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh and plunged it into the king's belly.


In Context

18 After Ehud had presented the tribute, he sent on their way the men who had carried it.

19 At the idols near Gilgal he himself turned back and said, "I have a secret message for you, O king." The king said, "Quiet!" And all his attendants left him.

20 Ehud then approached him while he was sitting alone in the upper room of his summer palace and said, "I have a message from God for you." As the king rose from his seat,

21 Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh and plunged it into the king's belly.

22 Even the handle sank in after the blade, which came out his back. Ehud did not pull the sword out, and the fat closed in over it.

23 Then Ehud went out to the porch ; he shut the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them.

Judges 3:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:21And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:21And Aod put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:21And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:21And Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:21And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:21And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:21Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:21and Ehud putteth forth his left hand, and taketh the sword from off his right thigh, and striketh it into his belly;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:21And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly: