Ehud

Ehud (2014) (6" x 6")

acrylic on canvas

Judge Ehud is not a judge by our definition; he is a lone assassin who daringly ventures into the palace of King Eglon of Moab. Since Ehud is left handed, he is apparently able to better conceal his sword from any guards who wish to frisk him. He then talks Eglon into letting him into his inner chamber, where Eglon is stabbed to death. How Ehud manages to escape is somewhat of a mystery. But it has been proposed that he actually may have dropped down the king's privy to a lower chamber and exited that way.