Judges 9:33

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And in the morning, when the sun is up, get up early and make a rush on the town; and when he and his people come out against you, do to them whatever you have a chance to do.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 10:7 : 7 And when these signs come to you, see that you take the chance which is offered you; for God is with you.
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going.
  • Lev 25:26 : 26 And if he has no one to get it back for him, and later he himself gets wealth and has enough money to get it back;
  • 1 Sam 25:8 : 8 If your young men are questioned they will say the same thing. So now, let my young men have grace in your eyes, for we are come at a good time; please give anything you may have by you to your servants and to your son David.

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  • Judg 9:31-32
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    86%

    31 And he sent to Abimelech at Arumah, saying, See, Gaal, the son of Ebed, and his brothers have come to Shechem, and they are working up the town against you.

    32 So now, get up by night, you and your people, and keep watch in the field secretly;

  • Judg 9:34-35
    2 verses
    82%

    34 So Abimelech and the people with him got up by night, in four bands, to make a surprise attack on Shechem.

    35 And Gaal, the son of Ebed, went out, and took his place at the doorway into the town; then Abimelech and his people got up from the place where they had been waiting.

  • Judg 9:38-52
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    81%

    38 Then Zebul said to him, Now where is your loud talk when you said, Who is Abimelech that we are to be his servants? Is this not the people whom you were rating so low? Go out now, and make war on them.

    39 So Gaal went out at the head of the townsmen of Shechem and made war on Abimelech.

    40 And Abimelech went after him and he went in flight before him; and a great number were falling by the sword all the way up to the town.

    41 Then Abimelech went back to Arumah; and Zebul sent Gaal and his brothers away and would not let them go on living in Shechem.

    42 Now the day after, the people went out into the fields; and news of it came to Abimelech.

    43 And he took his people, separating them into three bands, and was waiting secretly in the field; and when he saw the people coming out of the town, he went up and made an attack on them.

    44 And Abimelech with his band made a rush, and took up their position at the doorway into the town; and the other two bands made a rush on all those who were in the fields, and overcame them.

    45 And all that day Abimelech was fighting against the town; and he took it, and put to death the people who were in it, and had the town pulled down and covered with salt.

    46 Then all the townsmen of the tower of Shechem, hearing of it, went into the inner room of the house of El-berith.

    47 And word was given to Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were there together.

    48 Then Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, with all his people; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand and, cutting down branches of trees, took them and put them on his back. And he said to the people who were with him, Be quick and do as you have seen me do.

    49 So all the people got branches, every man cutting down a branch, and they went with Abimelech at their head and, massing the branches against the inner room, put fire to the room over them; so all those who were in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women, were burned to death with it.

    50 Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and put his army in position against Thebez and took it.

    51 But in the middle of the town there was a strong tower, to which all the men and women of the town went in flight and, shutting themselves in, went up to the roof of the tower.

    52 And Abimelech came to the tower and made an attack on it, and got near to the door of the tower for the purpose of firing it.

  • Judg 9:23-27
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    23 And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the townsmen of Shechem; and the townsmen of Shechem were false to Abimelech;

    24 So that punishment for the violent attack made on the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, and for their blood, might come on Abimelech, their brother, who put them to death, and on the townsmen of Shechem who gave him their help in putting his brothers to death.

    25 And the townsmen of Shechem put secret watchers on the tops of the mountains, and they made attacks on all who went by on the road and took their goods; and word of this came to Abimelech.

    26 Then Gaal, the son of Ebed, came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their faith in him.

    27 And they went out into their fields and got in the fruit of their vines, and when the grapes had been crushed, they made a holy feast and went into the house of their god, and over their food and drink they were cursing Abimelech.

  • Judg 9:18-20
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    18 And you have gone against my father's family this day, and have put to death his sons, even seventy men on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his servant-wife, king over the townsmen of Shechem because he is your brother;)

    19 If then you have done what is true and upright to Jerubbaal and his family this day, may you have joy in Abimelech, and may he have joy in you;

    20 But if not, may fire come out from Abimelech, burning up the townsmen of Shechem and Beth-millo; and may fire come out from the townsmen of Shechem and Beth-millo, for the destruction of Abimelech.

  • 1 Sam 29:10-11
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    73%

    10 So get up early in the morning, with the servants of your lord who are with you, and go to the place I have given you, and have no evil design in your heart, for you are good in my eyes; but when there is light enough in the morning, go away.

    11 So David and his men got up early in the morning to go back to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

  • Judg 9:29
    72%

    29 If only I had authority over this people! I would put Abimelech out of the way, and I would say to Abimelech, Make your army strong, and come out.

  • Judg 9:1-2
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    72%

    1 Now Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, went to Shechem to his mother's family, and said to them and to all the family of his mother's father,

    2 Say now in the ears of all the townsmen of Shechem, Is it better for you to be ruled by all the seventy sons of Jerubbaal or by one man only? And keep in mind that I am your bone and your flesh.

  • Judg 9:6-7
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    6 And all the townsmen of Shechem and all Beth-millo came together and went and made Abimelech their king, by the oak of the pillar in Shechem.

    7 Now Jotham, on hearing of it, went to the top of Mount Gerizim, and crying out with a loud voice said to them, Give ear to me, you townsmen of Shechem, so that God may give ear to you.

  • Josh 8:7
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    7 Then you will get up from your secret position and take the town, for the Lord your God will give it up into your hands.

  • Judg 20:19
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    19 So the children of Israel got up in the morning and put themselves in position against Gibeah.

  • Judg 9:56
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    56 In this way Abimelech was rewarded by God for the evil he had done to his father in putting his seventy brothers to death;

  • 2 Sam 17:12
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    12 Then we will come on him in some place, wherever he may be, falling on him as the dew comes on the earth: and of him and all the men who are with him not one will get away with his life.

  • Judg 7:9
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    9 The same night the Lord said to him, Up! go down now against their army, for I have given them into your hands.

  • Judg 9:16
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    16 So now, if you have done truly and uprightly in making Abimelech king, and if you have done well to Jerubbaal and his house in reward for the work of his hands;

  • Gen 20:8
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    8 So Abimelech got up early in the morning and sent for all his servants and gave them word of these things, and they were full of fear.

  • Jer 6:4
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    4 Make war ready against her; up! let us go up when the sun is high. Sorrow is ours! for the day is turned and the shades of evening are stretched out.

  • Judg 8:21
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    21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Up! Put an end to us yourself: for you have a man's strength. Then Gideon got up and put Zebah and Zalmunna to death and took the ornaments which were on their camels' necks.

  • Judg 20:37
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    37 And the watchers, rushing on Gibeah and overrunning it, put all the town to the sword without mercy.

  • Judg 9:54
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    54 Then quickly crying out to his body-servant, he said to him, Take out your sword and put an end to me straight away, so that men may not say of me, His death was the work of a woman. So the young man put his sword through him, causing his death.

  • Ps 83:9
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    9 Do to them what you did to the Midianites; what you did to Sisera and Jabin, at the stream of Kishon: