Judges 3:12-17

¹²But once again the Israelites did what was evil in the Lord's sight, and because they did this the Lord gave power to Eglon, king of Moab, to conquer Israel.

¹³Eglon had the Ammonites and the Amalekite join him, and then attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.

¹⁴The Israelites were subject to Eglon, king of Moab, for eighteen years.

¹⁵Again the Israelites cried out to the Lord to help them, and he provided someone to rescue them, Ehud, son of Gera the Benjamite, a left-handed man. The Israelites sent him to pay the tribute to Eglon, king of Moab.

¹⁶Ehud had made for himself a cubit long double-edged sword, and he strapped it to his right thigh under his clothes.

¹⁷He came and presented the tribute to Eglon, king of Moab, who was a very fat man.