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Judges 3:24

After he had gone, his servants came and saw that the doors of the upper room were locked. They said, “Surely he is covering his feet in the upper room.”

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  • WEB World English Bible

    After he had gone, his servants came and saw that the doors of the upper room were locked. They said, “Surely he is covering his feet in the upper room.”

  • KJV King James Version

    When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the upper chamber were locked; and they said: 'Surely he is covering his feet in the cabinet of the cool chamber.'

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Passages linked to Judges 3:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • 1 Samuel 24:3 He came to the sheep pens by the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were staying in the innermost parts of the cave.

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Explain this verse (14 sources)

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Hebrew, he covereth his feet.

Hebrew, he covereth his feet.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 3:24 When he was gone out, his servants…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Covereth his feet: this phrase is used only here…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they tarried until they were ashamed,.... And knew…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Covereth his feet - This phrase is used only…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 24. He covereth his feet] He has lain…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Jdg 3:24. He covereth his feet — This phrase…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain He covereth his feet - Compare the marginal references.…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Door. Lyranus would prefer porticum, "the porch," as the…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 24. He covereth his feet — A euphemism for…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 24. his servants came]. It is implied that Eglon’s…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (24) Behold, the doors of the parlour were locked.—It…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Covereth his feet, i.e. is asleep. (see 1Sa_24:3) The…
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Surely he is relieving himself

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