Teks -- Judges 3:25 (NET)

3:25 They waited so long they were embarrassed, but he still did not open the doors of the upper room. Finally they took the key and opened the doors. Right before their eyes was their master, sprawled out dead on the floor!

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Wesley: Jdg 3:25 - Ashamed

Or, confounded, not knowing what to say or think; lest they should either disturb him, or be guilty of neglect towards him.

Wesley: Jdg 3:25 - A key

Another key, it being usual in princes courts to have divers keys for the same door.

JFB: Jdg 3:21-26 - Ehud put forth his left hand

The whole circumstance of this daring act--the death of Eglon without a shriek, or noise--the locking of the doors--the carrying off the key--the calm, unhurried deportment of Ehud--show the strength of his confidence that he was doing God service.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: Jdg 3:25 - Ashamed // A key

Ashamed or, confounded , not knowing what to say or think; lest they should either disturb him, or be guilty of neglect towards him.

A key another key , it being usual in princes’ courts to have divers keys for the same door.

Haydock: Jdg 3:25 - Ashamed

Ashamed, perceiving that their hopes had been vain, (Calmet) and not knowing what to do, (Menochius) they began to fear the worst. (Haydock)

Gill: Jdg 3:25 - And they tarried until they were ashamed // and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour // therefore they took a key and opened them // and, behold, their lord was fallen dead on the earth

And they tarried until they were ashamed,.... And knew not what to think of it, or what methods to take to be satisfied of the truth of the matter, and what should be the meaning of the doors being kept locked so long:

and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; this was what surprised them, and threw them into this confusion of mind, that they knew not what course to take for fear of incurring the king's displeasure, and yet wondered the doors were not opened for so long a time:

therefore they took a key and opened them; this is the first time we read of a key, which only signifies something to open with; and the keys of the ancients were different from those of ours; they were somewhat like a crooked sickle ⁱ, which they put in through a hole in the door, and with it could draw on or draw back a bolt, and so could lock or unlock with inside, see Son 5:4; and at this day the keys in the eastern countries are unlike ours. Chardin ^k says, that a lock among the eastern people is like a little harrow, which enters half way into a wooden staple, and the key is a wooden handle with points at the end of it, which are pushed into the staple, and so raise this little harrow:

and, behold, their lord was fallen dead on the earth; lay prostrate on the floor of the parlour, dead.