But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand to you, king. He said, Keep silence. All who stood by him went out from him.
"Keep silence"  (Judges 3:19).  Bruce tells us that this is "An onomatopoeic word,"[19] that is, a word based upon its resemblance to some sound, such as `bow wow,' `splash' or `bang.' In this light, the word here was probably something like, "Shhhush," a word which the king's valets interpreted as requiring them to withdraw from his presence.