“And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.”
Then Ehud went out into the vestibule, and closed the doors of the upper chamber on him, and locked them. — Ehud's deliberate securing of the chamber ('closed the doors... and locked them') indicates sophisticated tactical planning to delay discovery of the assassination. The secured corpse would buy time for Ehud's escape and the mobilization of Israelite forces.
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