Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.

Overview In homes that lack a parlour or drawing room, the living room may also function as a reception room.

And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons.

When he was gone out, his servants came and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.

And they tarried till 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 down dead on the earth.

And Ehud came unto him and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.