^3:19But he went back²⁸ once he reached²⁹ the carved images³⁰ at Gilgal. He said to Eglon,³¹ “I have a secret message for you, O king.” Eglon³² said, “Be quiet!”³³ All his attendants left.

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Footnotes

28 Or “returned” (i.e., to Eglon’s palace).
29 The words “when he reached” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Hebrew text simply reads “from.”
30 Or “idols.”
31 The words “to Eglon” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
32 Heb “he”; the referent (Eglon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
33 Or “Hush!”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But he himself turned back at the idols 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But on reaching the stone images near Gilgal he himself went back to Eglon and said, “Your Majesty, I have a secret message for you.”

The king said to his attendants, “Leave us!” And they all left.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

At the carved images near Gilgal he returned and said, “King Eglon, I have a secret message for you.” The king said, “Silence!” and all his attendants left him.

NLTNew Living Translation

But when Ehud reached the stone idols near Gilgal, he turned back. He came to Eglon and said, “I have a secret message for you.”

So the king commanded his servants, “Be quiet!” and he sent them all out of the room.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But he turned back from the sculptured stones that were near Gilgal, and he said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” And he said, “Silence!” So all those standing in his presence went out,

KJV 1900King James Version

But 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.

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