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.
After he left, the king's servants came and found the doors to the upper room were locked. They said to each other, 'He must be relieving himself in his private room.'
The servants found the locked doors and assumed their king was using the bathroom in his private chamber.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Judges, the Israelites were under the oppression of the Moabite king Eglon after turning away from God, leading to cycles of judgment and deliverance. Ehud, a left-handed Israelite from the tribe of Benjamin, was raised up as a judge to assassinate Eglon in a clever act of deception during a private meeting. The phrase "covereth his feet" is an ancient euphemism for using the restroom, reflecting cultural norms of modesty in the Near East.
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