Bible Strands
Judges 3:25
So they waited until they became worried and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upper room. Then they took the key and opened the doors—and there was their lord lying dead on the floor.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes Eglon’s servants waiting outside the locked upper room after Ehud has departed, just before they unlock the door and discover their king dead.
The words — וַ/יָּחִ֣ילוּ (va/i.ya.Chi.lu) and בּ֔וֹשׁ (Bo.osh) literally denote the servants’ writhing anxiety and growing shame as their prolonged wait yields no response.
The thread — This verse advances the narrative thread of concealed action yielding sudden reversal, directly linking the locked room in Judges 3:24 to Ehud’s successful flight in Judges 3:26.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to note how delayed expectation can obscure completed judgment, demanding attention to the precise moment narrative tension resolves into factual report.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.