Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Went out by a postern door. And the king's servants going in, saw the doors of the parlour shut, and they said: Perhaps he is easing nature in his summer parlour. covereth or, doeth his easement 1 Samuel 24:3 And he came to the sheepcotes which were in his way. And there was a cave, into which Saul went, to ease nature: now David and his men lay hid in the inner part of the cave. Context Ehud…23And Aod carefully shutting the doors of the parlour, and locking them, 24Went out by a postern door. And the king's servants going in, saw the doors of the parlour shut, and they said: Perhaps he is easing nature in his summer parlour.25And waiting a long time, till they were ashamed, and seeing that no man opened the door, they took a key: and opening, they found their lord lying dead on the ground.… Cross References Judges 3:20 Aod went in to him: now he was sitting in a summer parlour alone, and he said: I have a word from God to thee. And he forthwith rose up from his throne. Judges 3:23 And Aod carefully shutting the doors of the parlour, and locking them, Judges 3:25 And waiting a long time, till they were ashamed, and seeing that no man opened the door, they took a key: and opening, they found their lord lying dead on the ground. 1 Samuel 24:3 And he came to the sheepcotes which were in his way. And there was a cave, into which Saul went, to ease nature: now David and his men lay hid in the inner part of the cave. Lexicon After Ehudוְה֤וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was gone, יָצָא֙ (yā·ṣā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim Eglon’s servants וַעֲבָדָ֣יו (wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant came in בָּ֔אוּ (bā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go and found וְהִנֵּ֛ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold! the doors דַּלְת֥וֹת (dal·ṯō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door of the upstairs room הָעֲלִיָּ֖ה (hā·‘ă·lî·yāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5944: Something lofty, a stair-way, a second-story room, the sky locked. נְעֻל֑וֹת (nə·‘u·lō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 5274: To fasten up, with a, bar, cord, to sandal, furnish with slippers “He must be ה֛וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are relieving מֵסִ֥יךְ (mê·sîḵ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5526: To entwine as a, screen, to fence in, cover over, protect himself in the cool הַמְּקֵרָֽה׃ (ham·mə·qê·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4747: A cooling off room,” בַּחֲדַ֥ר (ba·ḥă·ḏar) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2315: A chamber, room they said. וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say Additional Translations After Ehud was gone, Eglon’s servants came in and found the doors of the upstairs room locked. “He must be relieving himself in the cool room,” they said.When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlor were locked, they said, Surely he covers his feet in his summer chamber. Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said, Surely he is covering his feet in the upper chamber. And he went out: and Eglom's servants came, and saw, and behold, the doors of the upper chamber were locked; and they said, Does he not uncover his feet in the summer-chamber? And when he was gone out, the servants of the [king] came and saw, and behold, the doors of the upper-chamber were bolted. And they said, Surely he is covering his feet in the summer chamber. Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked; and they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber. When he had gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlor were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer-chamber. Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and behold, the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said, "Surely he is covering his feet in the upper room." and he hath gone out, and his servants have come in, and look, and lo, the doors of the upper chamber are bolted, and they say, 'He is only covering his feet in the inner chamber of the wall.' Jump to Previous Bolted Chamber Closet Cool Covereth Covering Doors House Inner King's Locked Parlor Private Purpose Roof Room Servants Summer Summer-House Surely Thought Upper WallJump to Next Bolted Chamber Closet Cool Covereth Covering Doors House Inner King's Locked Parlor Private Purpose Roof Room Servants Summer Summer-House Surely Thought Upper WallLinks Judges 3:24 NIVJudges 3:24 NLT Judges 3:24 ESV Judges 3:24 NASB Judges 3:24 KJV Judges 3:24 Bible Apps Judges 3:24 Biblia Paralela Judges 3:24 Chinese Bible Judges 3:24 French Bible Judges 3:24 German Bible Alphabetical: After and be behold came chamber cool doors found gone had he himself his house in inner is locked looked must of only out relieving roof room said servants the They upper were When OT History: Judges 3:24 Now when he was gone out his (Jd Judg. Jdg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |