“But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.”
But he himself turned back at the sculptured stones near Gilgal, and said, 'I have a secret message for you, O king.' So the king said, 'Silence!' and all who attended him left the room. — Ehud's return to the king with a false claim of 'a secret message' indicates deceptive rhetoric designed to isolate Eglon from protective court attendants. The king's response 'Silence!' establishes his order that attendants leave the royal chamber, creating the intimate setting necessary for Ehud's assassination plan.
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