Jdg 3:23 Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them. Ver. 23. And Ehud went forth through the porch. ] Or, Gallery, or guard chamber, with a composed countenance and good courage proceeding from a good conscience, so that the courtiers had no suspicion of him. read more
a summer parlour: Heb. a parlour of cooling, The aleeyah, or upper chamber, seems to have been of the same description as the oleah of the Arabs, but properly ventilated, described by Dr. Shaw, who says, that to most of their houses there is a smaller one annexed, which sometimes rises one story higher than the house; at other times, it consists of one or two rooms only, and a terrace; while others that are built, as they frequently are, over the porch or gateway, have, if we except the ground... read more
thrust it: Numbers 25:7, Numbers 25:8, 1 Samuel 15:33, Job 20:25, Zechariah 13:3, 2 Corinthians 5:16 Reciprocal: Judges 3:16 - upon Judges 4:21 - took 2 Samuel 20:10 - in Joab's read more
the dirt came out: or, it came out at the fundament, Judges 3:22 read more
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.A summer parlour — Into which he used to retire from company: which is mentioned as the reason why his servants waited so long ere they went in to him, verse25.A message — To be delivered not in words, but by actions. He designedly uses the name Elohim, which was common to the true God, and false ones; and not Jehovah,... read more
Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.Went forth — With a composed countenance and gait, being well assured, that God, who by his extraordinary call had put him upon that enterprise, would by his special providence carry him through it.Upon him — Upon or after himself.Locked them — Either pulling it close after him, as we do when doors have spring locks; or taking the key with him. read more
20. Summer parlour Literally, a loft for cooling; an alijah, or upper chamber, which served both for retirement and coolness. “The alijah,” says Thomson, “is the most desirable part of the establishment, and is best fitted up, and is still given to guests who are to be treated with honour.” See note on 2 Kings 4:10; 1 Kings 17:19. For himself alone For his own private comfort and refreshment. Eglon’s private room opened into a hall, and the hall had a porch. See on Judges 3:22. A... read more
22. The dirt came out The meaning of the word translated dirt is quite uncertain. The English version errs in making פרשׁדנה , parshedonah, rendered the dirt, the subject of the verb came out; for, as Gesenius says, “the He paragogic implies rather the place to which a thing comes out.” It seems, therefore, better to understand this obscure word as denoting either the place on Eglon’s body where the blade of Ehud’s dagger came out, or else an apartment of Eglon’s palace into... read more
23. Locked them The lock was, probably, a simple slide of wood or iron, which might have been fastened by one going out, by pulling a string, so as to throw it into a catch or socket; but which could be unfastened from the outside only by a key. Judges 3:25. read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 3:22
Jdg 3:22 And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out. Ver. 22. And the dirt came out. ] Which was a sign of death. And here Ehud was a type of Christ, in that he alone slew Eglon, as Christ alone doth all our enemies. read more