NET Bible
"Ehud made himself a sword– it had two edges and was eighteen inches long. He strapped it under his coat on his right thigh."
— Judges 3:16, NET Bible
“But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.”
“And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh. ”
“Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he wore it under his clothing on his right thigh.”
“And he made himself a two-edged sword, with a haft in the midst of the length of the palm of the hand, and was girded therewith, under his garment, on the right thigh.”
“So Ehud made himself a two-edged sword, a cubit long, which he put on at his right side under his robe.”
“But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.”
Eglon formed alliances with the Ammonites and Amalekites. He came and defeated Israel, and they seized the city of date palm trees.
The Israelites were subject to King Eglon of Moab for eighteen years.
When the Israelites cried out for help to the LORD, he raised up a deliverer for them. His name was Ehud son of Gera the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The Israelites sent him to King Eglon of Moab with their tribute payment.
Ehud made himself a sword– it had two edges and was eighteen inches long. He strapped it under his coat on his right thigh.
He brought the tribute payment to King Eglon of Moab.(Now Eglon was a very fat man.)
After Ehud brought the tribute payment, he dismissed the people who had carried it.
But he went back once he reached the carved images at Gilgal. He said to Eglon,“I have a secret message for you, O king.” Eglon said,“Be quiet!” All his attendants left.