Which judge was left-handed and assassinated King Eglon of Moab with a double-edged sword?
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Correct answer: Ehud
Ehud, a Benjamite, exploited his left-handedness to hide a sword on his right thigh, which bypassed the king's guards. He delivered Israel from eighteen years of Moabite oppression by killing King Eglon in his private roof chamber.
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