And when he had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people who had carried the tribute.
Judges 3:18
Surrounding context
3:17 So he brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.)
3:18 And when he had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people who had carried the tribute.
3:19 But he himself turned back from the stone images that were at Gilgal, and said, "I have a secret message for you, O king." He said, "Keep silence!" And all who attended him went out from him.