19But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, |I have a secret errand to you, king.| The king said, |Keep silence!| All who stood by him went out from him.


In Context

16 Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he wore it under his clothing on his right thigh.

17 He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man.

18 When he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the people who bore the tribute.

19 But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, |I have a secret errand to you, king.| The king said, |Keep silence!| All who stood by him went out from him.

20 Ehud came to him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. Ehud said, |I have a message from God to you.| He arose out of his seat.

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

Judges 3:19 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:19At 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.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:19But 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:19Then returning from Galgal, where the idols were, be said to the king: I have a secret message to thee, O king. And he commanded silence: and all being gone out that were about him,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:19But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king. And he said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:19But he himself turned back at the sculptured stones near Gilgal, and said, |I have a secret message for you, O king.| And he commanded, |Silence.| And all his attendants went out from his presence.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:19But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king. And he said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:19But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand to thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:19and he himself hath turned back from the graven images which are at Gilgal, and saith, 'A secret word I have unto thee, O king;' and he saith, 'Hush!' and go out from him do all those standing by him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:19But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand to you, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.