Judges 3:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Ehud then approached him while he was sitting alone in the upper room of his palace, a room designed to stay cool. Ehud said, 'I have a word from God for you.' As the king rose from his seat,

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And Ehud came to him; and he was sitting in a summer chamber, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God for you. And he arose out of his seat.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Ehud came in vnto him. He sat in a syled Sommer perler, which was for him selfe alone. And Ehud saide: I haue somwhat to saye vnto the of God. The rose he vp fro his seate.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then Ehud came vnto him. (and he sate alone in a sommer parler, which he had) and Ehud said, I haue a message vnto thee from God. Then he arose out of his throne,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Ahud came vnto him, and in a sommer parler whiche he had, sate he him selfe alone: and Ahud sayd, I haue a message vnto thee from God. And he arose out of his seate.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of [his] seat.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Ehud hath come unto him, and he is sitting in the upper chamber of the wall which he hath for himself, and Ehud saith, `A word of God I have unto thee;' and he riseth from off the throne;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then Ehud came in to him while he was seated by himself in his summer-house. And Ehud said, I have a word from God for you. And he got up from his seat.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When Ehud approached him, he was sitting in his well-ventilated upper room all by himself. Ehud said,“I have a message from God for you.” When Eglon rose up from his seat,

Referenced Verses

  • Amos 3:15 : 15 I will strike down the winter house along with the summer house, and the houses of ivory will perish, and the great houses will come to an end,” declares the Lord.
  • Mic 6:9 : 9 The voice of the Lord calls to the city (and wisdom fears Your name): 'Hear the rod and the One who appointed it.'
  • Judg 3:19 : 19 But he himself turned back at the carved images near Gilgal and said, 'I have a secret message for you, O king.' The king said, 'Silence!' And all his attendants left him.
  • 2 Sam 12:1-9 : 1 The Lord sent Nathan to David. When Nathan arrived, he said to him, "There were two men in a city. One was rich, and the other was poor." 2 The rich man had a great many flocks and herds. 3 But the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It ate from his food, drank from his cup, and slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him. 4 Now, a traveler came to the rich man, but he was unwilling to take from his own flock or herd to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for his guest. 5 David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, "As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die! 6 He must pay back four times the price of the lamb because he did such a thing and had no pity! 7 Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. 8 'I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your arms. I also gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more. 9 Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in His eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites! 10 Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.' 11 This is what the Lord says: 'Look, I am going to bring disaster upon you from within your own household. I will take your wives before your very eyes and give them to someone close to you, who will sleep with them in broad daylight. 12 You did it in secret, but I will make this happen in front of all Israel and in broad daylight.' 13 Then David said to Nathan, 'I have sinned against the Lord.' Nathan replied, 'The Lord has taken away your sin; you will not die. 14 However, because by doing this you have shown utter contempt for the Lord, the son born to you will surely die.' 15 After Nathan had gone home, the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and the child became ill.
  • 2 Sam 24:12 : 12 "Go and tell David, 'This is what the Lord says: I am giving you three options. Choose one of them, and I will carry it out against you.'"
  • Ps 29:1 : 1 A psalm of David. Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
  • Jer 10:7 : 7 Who should not fear You, King of the nations? This is Your due. Among all the wise ones of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like You.

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

    22Even the handle went in after the blade, and the fat closed over it, for he did not pull the sword out of his belly. And the excrement came out.

    23Then Ehud went out onto the porch, closed the doors of the upper room behind him, and locked them.

    24After he was gone, the servants came and found the doors of the upper room locked. They said, 'He must be relieving himself in the cool inner room.'

    25They waited to the point of embarrassment, but he still did not open the doors of the room. So they took the key and unlocked them, and there was their master fallen to the ground, dead.

    26While they lingered, Ehud escaped, passed by the carved images, and fled to Seirah.

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    17He presented the tribute to Eglon, king of Moab, who was a very fat man.

    18After Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he dismissed the people who had carried it.

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    2I will attack him while he is weary and weak-handed, and I will frighten him. All the people with him will flee, and I will strike down only the king.

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    66%

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    2 verses
    65%

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