<p class="poetry">He asked for water,p> <p class="poetry">and she gave him milk;p> <p class="poetry">in a bowl fit for a king,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">she served him curds.p>

So the Israelites marched toward<n id="1" /> the Benjaminites the next day.

He brought the tribute payment to King Eglon of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.)p>

<p class="bodytext">After Ehud brought the tribute payment, he dismissed the people who had carried it.<n id="1" />

He said to his servant,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Come on, we will go into one of the other towns<n id="2" /> and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.&#8221;