Judges 9:34
So Abimelech and all his troops got up by night and set an ambush near Shechem in four companies.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people with him, by night, and they lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And Abimelech{H40} rose up,{H6965} and all the people{H5971} that were with him, by night,{H3915} and they laid wait{H693} against Shechem{H7927} in four{H702} companies.{H7218}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And Abimelech{H40} rose up{H6965}{(H8799)}, and all the people{H5971} that were with him, by night{H3915}, and they laid wait{H693}{(H8799)} against Shechem{H7927} in four{H702} companies{H7218}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Abimelech stode vp by night, and all the people that was with him, and layed wayte for Sichem with foure companies of men of warre.
Geneva Bible (1560)
So Abimelech rose vp, and all the people that were with him by night: and they lay in wayte against Shechem in foure bandes.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And Abimelech rose vp, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they layde awayte against Sichem in foure companies.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that [were] with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And Abimelech riseth, and all the people who `are' with him, by night, and they lay wait against Shechem -- four detachments;
American Standard Version (1901)
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
So Abimelech and the people with him got up by night, in four bands, to make a surprise attack on Shechem.
World English Bible (2000)
Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
So Abimelech and all his men came up at night and set an ambush outside Shechem– they divided into four units.
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- Judg 9:31-333 verses84%
31 He secretly sent messengers to Abimelech, saying, "Look, Gaal, son of Ebed, and his brothers have come to Shechem and are stirring up the city against you.
32 Now then, during the night you and your men should come and lie in wait in the fields.
33 In the morning, as the sun rises, advance against the city. When Gaal and his men come out against you, do whatever is needed to deal with them.
- Judg 9:37-5216 verses84%
37 But Gaal spoke again, "Look, people are coming down from the central area of the land, and one company is coming from the direction of the soothsayers’ oak."
38 Then Zebul said to him, "Where now is your boasting, you who said, 'Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?' Aren’t these the people you despised? Go out now and fight them!"
39 So Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech.
40 But Abimelech pursued him, and Gaal fled before him. Many fell wounded, all the way to the entrance of the gate.
41 Abimelech stayed in Arumah, while Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.
42 The following day, the people went out into the fields, and this was reported to Abimelech.
43 So Abimelech took his army, divided them into three companies, and set an ambush in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he attacked them.
44 Abimelech and his company rushed forward and took their position at the entrance of the city gate, while the other two companies struck down those in the fields.
45 Abimelech fought against the city all that day, captured it, killed its inhabitants, tore it down, and sowed it with salt.
46 When all the citizens of the tower of Shechem heard about this, they went into the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.
47 When Abimelech was told that all the people of the tower of Shechem had gathered there,
48 he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon. There, Abimelech took an axe, cut off a branch from a tree, lifted it onto his shoulder, and said to his men, "What you have seen me do, hurry and do likewise."
49 So each of his men cut down a branch and followed Abimelech. They piled the branches against the stronghold and set it on fire over those inside, so all the people in the tower of Shechem—about a thousand men and women—died.
50 Then Abimelech went to Thebez. He camped there and captured it.
51 Now there was a strong tower in the middle of the city, and all the men and women, along with the city's leaders, fled there. They shut themselves inside and climbed up to the roof of the tower.
52 Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it. He approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire.
- Judg 9:22-276 verses81%
22 Abimelech ruled over Israel for three years.
23 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem acted treacherously against Abimelech.
24 This happened so that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might be avenged, and their blood laid on their brother Abimelech, who killed them, and on the leaders of Shechem, who had supported him in killing his brothers.
25 The leaders of Shechem set up ambushes on the mountaintops, and they robbed everyone who passed by them on the road. This was reported to Abimelech.
26 Gaal, the son of Ebed, and his brothers came to Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem put their trust in him.
27 They went out into the fields, harvested their vineyards, trampled the grapes, and held a festival. They entered the temple of their god, where they ate, drank, and cursed Abimelech.
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35 When Gaal, the son of Ebed, came out and stood at the entrance of the city gate, Abimelech and his men arose from their hiding places.
- Judg 9:1-77 verses75%
1 Abimelech, son of Jerubbaal, went to Shechem to visit his mother’s relatives. He spoke to them and to the entire family of his mother’s household, saying:
2 "Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, 'Which is better for you: that seventy men—all the sons of Jerubbaal—rule over you, or that one man rules over you?' Remember, I am your own flesh and blood."
3 When Abimelech’s mother’s relatives spoke all of his words to the leaders of Shechem, their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, "He is our brother."
4 They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith, and with it Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men who followed him.
5 He went to his father’s house at Ophrah and killed his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal, on one stone. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, escaped by hiding himself.
6 Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo gathered together. They went and made Abimelech king by the oak near the pillar in Shechem.
7 When Jotham was told about this, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He raised his voice, called out, and said to them, "Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!
- Judg 9:18-203 verses72%
18 but today you have risen up against my father’s house and killed his seventy sons on one stone, and made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem, because he is your brother—
19 if you have acted faithfully and sincerely toward Jerubbaal and his family today, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.
20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo, and let fire come out from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo and consume Abimelech.
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29 If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech!" Then he said to Abimelech, "Gather your army and come out!"
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56 Thus God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father by killing his seventy brothers.
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31 His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
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8 Early the next morning, Abimelech summoned all his officials, told them everything that had happened, and they were very afraid.
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4 Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, 'Lord, will you destroy a nation even if it is innocent?'
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26 Meanwhile, Abimelech came to him from Gerar with his adviser Ahuzzath and Phicol the commander of his army.
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37 The men in ambush hurried and rushed upon Gibeah. They spread out and struck the entire city with the sword.
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29 Then Israel set men in ambush around Gibeah.
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12 He took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, west of the city.
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9 So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the ambush site, remaining between Bethel and Ai, west of Ai. Joshua spent that night among the people.