Ehud

Ehud son of Gera was a Benjaminite chosen to deliver Israel's tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who had oppressed Israel for eighteen years. The text notes pointedly that Ehud was left-handed — notable because Benjamin means "son of the right hand," suggesting he may have been a warrior trained to fight with either hand, or simply a southpaw in a detail the narrator clearly savors. Ehud made a double-edged sword about a foot and a half long and strapped it to his right thigh, where a guard would not think to search.

After presenting the tribute, Ehud told Eglon he had a secret message for him. Alone with the king in his cool upper room, Ehud said "I have a message from God for you" and drew the sword with his left hand. He drove it into Eglon's belly — the blade and handle disappearing into fat so deep he could not withdraw it. Ehud escaped while the servants waited, assuming the king was relieving himself. He then called Israel to arms, led them to seize the Jordan fords, and struck down ten thousand Moabites. "Not a man escaped." The land had rest for eighty years.