John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 3:24
When he was gone out, his servants came ,.... When Ehud was gone through the porch, and out of the palace, the servants of Eglon, who had been put out, came to the parlour door to reassume their former place, and finish their business with the king, or in order to wait upon him as usual: and when they saw that behold the doors of the parlour were locked ; which they supposed were done by the king himself with inside, having no suspicion of Ehud: they said, surely , or "perhaps", as... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 3:12-30
Ehud is the next of the judges whose achievements are related in this history, and here is an account of his actions. I. When Israel sins again God raises up a new oppressor, Jdg. 3:12-14. It was an aggravation of their wickedness that they did evil again after they had smarted so long for their former iniquities, promised so fair when Othniel judged them, and received so much mercy from God in their deliverance. What, and after all this, again to break his commandments! Was the disease... read more