Judges 8:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he also spoke to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

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  • Judg 8:17 : 17 And he broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.
  • 1 Kgs 22:27-28 : 27 And say, Thus says the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace. 28 And Micaiah said, If you return at all in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me. And he said, Listen, O people, every one of you.

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    15 And he came to the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, whom you taunted me about, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?

    16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

    17 And he broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.

    18 Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor? And they answered, As you are, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

  • Judg 8:7-8
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    7 And Gideon said, Therefore, when the LORD has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.

    8 And he went up from there to Penuel, and spoke to them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.

  • Ezek 26:9
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    9 And he shall set up engines of war against your walls, and with his axes he shall break down your towers.

  • Gen 28:21
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    21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:

  • Judg 9:46-47
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    46 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered the stronghold of the house of the god Berith.

    47 And it was told to Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

  • Judg 9:50-52
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    50 Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez and took it.

    51 But within the city was a strong tower, and all the men and women, all the inhabitants of the city, fled there, shut themselves in, and went up to the top of the tower.

    52 And Abimelech came to the tower, fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

  • Gen 32:8
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    8 And said, If Esau comes to one group and attacks it, then the other group which is left shall escape.

  • Judg 8:21
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    21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.

  • Judg 9:37
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    37 And Gaal spoke again and said, See, people are coming down by the middle of the land, and another company is coming along the plain of Meonenim.

  • 1 Kgs 12:25
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    25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the mount of Ephraim and lived there, and went out from there and built Penuel.

  • Josh 8:5
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    5 And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach the city, and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them.

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    9 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said to him, Arise, go down to the army, for I have delivered it into your hand.

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    10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men, all who were left of all the armies of the children of the east: for there fell a hundred and twenty thousand men who drew sword.

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    25 And when he showed them the entrance into the city, they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.

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    10 The men of Judah said, Why have you come up against us? They answered, We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he has done to us.

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    19 Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him who remains of the city.

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    10 When you come near a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.

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    33 And it shall be that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early and set upon the city; and behold, when he and the people that are with him come out against you, you may do to them as you find opportunity.

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  • Gen 32:19-20
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    19 And so he commanded the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall you speak to Esau, when you find him.

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    30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

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    5 And he said to the men of Succoth, Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.