Commentary for Judges 3:20
וְאֵה֣וּד ׀ בָּ֣א אֵלָ֗יו וְהֽוּא־יֹ֠שֵׁב בַּעֲלִיַּ֨ת הַמְּקֵרָ֤ה אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ֙ לְבַדּ֔וֹ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵה֔וּד דְּבַר־אֱלֹהִ֥ים לִ֖י אֵלֶ֑יךָ וַיָּ֖קָם מֵעַ֥ל הַכִּסֵּֽא׃
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting by himself alone in his cool upper chamber. And Ehud said: ‘I have a message from God unto thee.’ And he arose out of his seat.
Rashi on Judges
In his penthouse veranda. In the summer penthouse which was airy and cool.
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Metzudat David on Judges
He came close to him
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Metzudat Zion on Judges
From the language of upper, the upper construction
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Rashi on Judges
I have a Divine message for you! Thus, you are required to rise.
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Metzudat David on Judges
on the upper cool level: when it was hot, he would sit in the upper level made of a lot of windows to cool himself down
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Metzudat Zion on Judges
From the language of cold and freezing
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Rashi on Judges
He rose from the throne. He therefore merited that Rus was descended from him.
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Metzudat David on Judges
By himself because those who were standing by him left
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Metzudat David on Judges
A word of Hashem: and as it appears that the proper thing is to stand when you hear it. And his intention was to slow him down when he was standing up so that he doesn't expect it
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