Discovery BoxJudges 3:19-20 
Context3:19 But he went back 1 once he reached 2 the carved images 3 at Gilgal. He said to Eglon, 4 “I have a secret message for you, O king.” Eglon 5 said, “Be quiet!” 6 All his attendants left. 3:20 When Ehud approached him, he was sitting in his well-ventilated 7 upper room all by himself. Ehud said, “I have a message from God 8 for you.” When Eglon rose up from his seat, 9
1 tn Or “returned” (i.e., to Eglon’s palace).
2 tn The words “when he reached” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Hebrew text simply reads “from.”
3 tn Or “idols.”
4 tn The words “to Eglon” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eglon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Or “Hush!”
7 tn Or “cool.” This probably refers to a room with latticed windows which allowed the breeze to pass through. See B. Lindars, Judges 1-5, 144.
8 tn Heb “word of [i.e., from] God.”
9 tn Or “throne.”
