Ehud was a Judge of Israel from the tribe of Benjamin. He was left-handed and kept a short two-edged sword strapped to his right leg, hidden under his cloak. Most men carried their sword on the left side where they would reach across with their right hand to draw it.
This part of Ehud's story is found in Judges, chapter 3, verses 15 to 16.
Warrior leaders like Ehud also found throughout the book of Judges in the stories of Gideon ambushing the Midianites, Deborah trapping the Canaanites and Samson clubbing the Philistines.
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Evil King Eglon of Moab led an alliance of tribes (Moabites, Ammonites and Amalekites) against the Israelites. He conquered Israel and ruled it for 8 years. Eglon was a very fat man and an cruel ruler.
This part of Ehud's story is found in Judges, chapter 3, verses 12 to 17.
Evil rulers like Eglon are also found in the stories of Ahab's plots against Elijah, Herod's slaughter of the baby boys and Herod Antipas' execution of John the Baptist.
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Ehud appeared before Eglon to pay a special tax known as a tribute - a type of rent for his people. Ehud claimed he had a secret message for the king. Eglon dismissed his careless guards who had not searched Ehud properly. Ehud plunged his hidden sword into Eglon's fat stomach, spilling his guts, but Ehud couldn't pull the sword out as the king's fat had closed over the handle. Ehud locked the door and climbed out of a window to get away.
This part of Ehud's story is found in Judges, chapter 3, verses 18 to 23.
Swords are also found in the stories of Gideon's war cry, Goliath's grisly end, John the Baptist's execution and Peter cutting off Malchus' ear.
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The guards did not enter the king's room for a long time because they thought he was on the toilet. Ehud had plenty of time to escape safely. In the hills, he blew a trumpet to summon the people then led a successful uprising against the Moabites. The Israelites had peace for 80 years as a result of Ehud's bravery.
This part of Ehud's story is found in Judges, chapter 3, verses 24 to 30.
Trumpets are also found in the stories of Moses summoning the tribes, Joshua marching around Jericho and Gideon's army of 300 soldiers.
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