Judges 3:18 Meaning and Explanation
“And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Having delivered the tribute, Ehud dismissed the men who had carried it.
What Does Judges 3:18 Mean?
The formal business concluded, Ehud sends away the bearers who came with him. He clears the scene of witnesses and companions, setting up his solitary return to the king in the verses that follow.
The careful staging shows a man acting with deliberate resolve. Ehud sends the others to safety before he turns back to the dangerous work that is his alone to do. There are moments when obedience to God leads down a path no one else can walk with us. Courage of this kind is rarely loud; it is the quiet willingness to step forward when the burden cannot be shared.
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What does Judges 3:18 mean?
Having delivered the tribute, Ehud dismissed the men who had carried it.