Judges 8:9

Geneva Bible (1560)

And he sayd also vnto the men of Penuel, When I come againe in peace, I will breake downe this towre.

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  • Judg 8:17 : 17 Also he brake downe the towre of Penuel, and slew the men of the citie.
  • 1 Kgs 22:27-28 : 27 And say, Thus saith the King, Put this man in the prison house, and feede him with bread of affliction, and with water of affliction, vntill I returne in peace. 28 And Michaiah sayde, If thou returne in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me; he sayd, Hearken all ye people.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Judg 8:15-18
    4 verses
    83%

    15And he came vnto the men of Succoth, & sayd, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, by whome ye vpbrayded me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah & Zalmunna already in thine hands, that we should giue bread vnto thy weary men?

    16Then he tooke the Elders of the citie, and thornes of the wildernes & breers, & did teare the men of Succoth with them.

    17Also he brake downe the towre of Penuel, and slew the men of the citie.

    18Then saide he vnto Zebah & Zalmunna, What maner of men were they, whom ye slew at Tabor? and they answered, As thou art, so were they: euery one was like the children of a King.

  • Judg 8:7-8
    2 verses
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    7Gideon then sayde, Therefore when the Lorde hath deliuered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, I will teare your flesh with thornes of the wildernes and with breers.

    8And he went vp thence to Penuel, and spake vnto them likewise, and the men of Penuel answered him, as the men of Succoth answered.

  • 9He shall set engins of warre before him against thy walles, and with his weapons breake downe thy towres.

  • 21So that I come againe vnto my fathers house in safetie, then shal the Lord be my God.

  • Judg 9:46-47
    2 verses
    67%

    46And when all the men of the towre of Shechem heard it, they entred into an holde of the house of the god Berith.

    47And it was tolde Abimelech, that all the men of the towre of Shechem were gathered together.

  • Judg 9:50-52
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    50Then went Abimelech to Tebez, and besieged Tebez, and tooke it.

    51But there was a strong towre within the citie, and thither fledde all the men and women, and all the chiefe of the citie, and shut it to them, and went vp to the toppe of the towre.

    52And Abimelech came vnto the towre and fought against it, and went hard vnto the doore of the towre to set it on fire.

  • 8For he said, If Esau come to ye one copanie and smite it, the other companie shall escape.

  • 21Then Zebah & Zalmunna sayd, Rise thou, & fall vpon vs: for as the man is, sou his stregth; Gideon arose and slew Zebah & Zalmunna, and tooke away the ornamentes, that were on their camels neckes.

  • 37And Gaal spake againe, and said, See, there come folke downe by the middle of the land, and another bande commeth by the way of the plaine of Meonenim.

  • 25Then Ieroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein, and went fro thence, and built Penuel.

  • 5And I and all the people that are with me, will approche vnto the citie: and when they shall come out against vs, as they did at the first time, then will we flee before them.

  • 9And the same night the Lord sayde vnto him, Arise, get thee downe vnto the hoste: for I haue deliuered it into thine hand.

  • 10Now Zebah & Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hostes with them, about fifteene thousande, all that were left of all the hostes of them of the East: for there was slaine an hundreth and twentie thousand men, that drew swordes.

  • 25And when hee had shewed them the waie into the citie, they smote the citie with the edge of the sworde, but they let the man and all his housholde depart.

  • 10And the men of Iudah sayde, Why are yee come vp vnto vs? And they answered, To binde Samson are we come vp, and to do to him as hee hath done to vs.

  • 19He also that shall haue dominion shall bee of Iaakob, and shall destroy the remnant of the citie.

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    10When thou commest neere vnto a citie to fight against it, thou shalt offer it peace.

    11And if it answere thee againe peaceably, and open vnto thee, then let all the people that is founde therein, be tributaries vnto thee, and serue thee.

    12But if it will make no peace with thee, but make war against thee, then shalt thou besiege it.

  • 5And at that day will I also breake the bowe of Israel in the valley of Izreel.

  • 9Againe God appeared vnto Iaakob, after he came out of Padan Aram, and blessed him.

  • 33And rise early in the morning as soone as the sunne is vp, and assault the citie: and when he and the people that is with him, shall come out against thee, doe to him what thou canst.

  • 20Againe he sayde vnto her, Stande in the doore of the tent, and when any man doth come and enquire of thee, saying, Is any man there? thou shalt say, Nay.

  • Gen 32:19-20
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    64%

    19So likewise commaunded he the seconde and the thirde, and all that followed the droues, saying, After this maner, ye shall speake vnto Esau, when ye finde him.

    20And ye shall say moreouer, Beholde, thy seruant Iaakob commeth after vs (for he thought, I will appease his wrath with the present that goeth before me, and afterwarde I will see his face: it may be that he will accept me.)

  • 7And Samson saide vnto them, Though yee haue done this, yet wil I be auenged of you, and then I wil cease.

  • 29I am able to do you euill: but the God of your father spake vnto me yesternight, saying, Take heed that thou speake not to Iaakob ought saue good.

  • 30And Iaakob called the name of the place, Peniel: for, saide he, I haue seene God face to face, and my life is preserued.

  • 5And he said vnto the men of Succoth, Giue, I pray you, morsels of bread vnto the people that followe me (for they be wearie ) that I may follow after Zebah, & Zalmunna Kings of Midia.