15. Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjaminite, as a deliverer for them. The Israelites sent him to Eglon king of Moab with tribute money.
16. Ehud made himself a double-edged sword 18 inches long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his clothes
17. and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an extremely fat man.