Judges 9:32
Now, come up at night with your men and set an ambush in the field outside the city.
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- Job 24:14-17 : 14 Before daybreak the murderer rises up; he kills the poor and the needy; in the night he is like a thief. 15 And the eye of the adulterer watches for the twilight, thinking,‘No eye can see me,’ and covers his face with a mask. 16 In the dark the robber breaks into houses, but by day they shut themselves in; they do not know the light. 17 For all of them, the morning is to them like deep darkness; they are friends with the terrors of darkness.
- Ps 36:4 : 4 He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.
- Prov 1:11-16 : 11 If they say,“Come with us! We will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously. 12 We will swallow them alive like Sheol, those full of vigor like those going down to the Pit. 13 We will seize all kinds of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder. 14 Join with us! We will all share equally in what we steal.” 15 My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path; 16 for they are eager to inflict harm, and they hasten to shed blood.
- Prov 4:16 : 16 For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.
- Rom 3:15 : 15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood,
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- Judg 9:33-4412 verses86%
33In the morning at sunrise quickly attack the city. When he and his men come out to fight you, do what you can to him.”
34So Abimelech and all his men came up at night and set an ambush outside Shechem– they divided into four units.
35When Gaal son of Ebed came out and stood at the entrance to the city’s gate, Abimelech and his men got up from their hiding places.
36Gaal saw the men and said to Zebul,“Look, men are coming down from the tops of the hills.” But Zebul said to him,“You are seeing the shadows on the hills– it just looks like men.”
37Gaal again said,“Look, men are coming down from the very center of the land. A unit is coming by way of the Oak Tree of the Diviners.”
38Zebul said to him,“Where now are your bragging words,‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the men you insulted? Go out now and fight them!”
39So Gaal led the leaders of Shechem out and fought Abimelech.
40Abimelech chased him, and Gaal ran from him. Many Shechemites fell wounded at the entrance of the gate.
41Abimelech went back to Arumah; Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.
42The next day the Shechemites came out to the field. When Abimelech heard about it,
43he took his men and divided them into three units and set an ambush in the field. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he attacked and struck them down.
44Abimelech and his units attacked and blocked the entrance to the city’s gate. Two units then attacked all the people in the field and struck them down.
- Judg 9:29-313 verses82%
29If only these men were under my command, I would get rid of Abimelech!” He challenged Abimelech,“Muster your army and come out for battle!”
30When Zebul, the city commissioner, heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he was furious.
31He sent messengers to Abimelech, who was in Arumah, reporting,“Beware! Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers are coming to Shechem and inciting the city to rebel against you.
- Judg 9:24-274 verses78%
24He did this so the violent deaths of Jerub-Baal’s seventy sons might be avenged and Abimelech, their half-brother who murdered them, might have to pay for their spilled blood, along with the leaders of Shechem who helped him murder them.
25The leaders of Shechem rebelled against Abimelech by putting bandits in the hills, who robbed everyone who traveled by on the road. But Abimelech found out about it.
26Gaal son of Ebed came through Shechem with his brothers. The leaders of Shechem transferred their loyalty to him.
27They went out to the field, harvested their grapes, squeezed out the juice, and celebrated. They came to the temple of their god and ate, drank, and cursed Abimelech.
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29So Israel hid men in ambush outside Gibeah.
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2The Gazites were told,“Samson has come here!” So they surrounded the town and hid all night at the city gate, waiting for him to leave. They relaxed all night, thinking,“He will not leave until morning comes; then we will kill him!”
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9Gideon Reassured of Victory That night the LORD said to Gideon,“Get up! Attack the camp, for I am handing it over to you.
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37The men hiding in ambush made a mad dash to Gibeah. They attacked and put the sword to the entire city.
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10So get up early in the morning along with the servants of your lord who have come with you. When you get up early in the morning, as soon as it is light enough to see, leave.”
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8Now before the spies went to sleep, Rahab went up to the roof.
- Judg 9:46-472 verses73%
46When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard the news, they went to the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.
47Abimelech heard that all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem were in one place.
- Judg 9:50-512 verses72%
50Abimelech moved on to Thebez; he besieged and captured it.
51There was a fortified tower in the center of the city, so all the men and women, as well as the city’s leaders, ran into it and locked the entrance. Then they went up to the roof of the tower.
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16She told them,“Head to the hill country, so the ones chasing you don’t find you. Hide from them there for three days, long enough for those chasing you to return. Then you can be on your way.”
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5When it was time to shut the city gate for the night, the men left. I don’t know where they were heading. Chase after them quickly, for you have time to catch them!”
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33All the men of Israel got up from their places and took their positions at Baal Tamar, while the Israelites hiding in ambush jumped out of their places west of Gibeah.
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20So they commanded the Benjaminites,“Go hide in the vineyards,
- Judg 9:17-193 verses71%
17my father fought for you; he risked his life and delivered you from Midian’s power.
18But you have attacked my father’s family today. You murdered his seventy legitimate sons on one stone and made Abimelech, the son of his female slave, king over the leaders of Shechem, just because he is your close relative.
19So if you have shown loyalty and integrity to Jerub-Baal and his family today, then may Abimelech bring you happiness and may you bring him happiness!
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9Joshua sent them away and they went to their hiding place west of Ai, between Bethel and Ai. Joshua spent that night with the army.
- Josh 8:12-132 verses71%
12He took five thousand men and set an ambush west of the city between Bethel and Ai.
13The army was in position– the main army north of the city and the rear guard west of the city. That night Joshua went into the middle of the valley.
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19The Israelites got up the next morning and moved against Gibeah.
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1Gideon Reduces the Ranks Jerub-Baal(that is, Gideon) and his men got up the next morning and camped near the spring of Harod. The Midianites were camped north of them near the hill of Moreh in the valley.
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4He ordered them,“Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city; all of you be ready!
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27So Gideon took ten of his servants and did just as the LORD had told him. He was too afraid of his father’s family and the men of the city to do it in broad daylight, so he waited until nighttime.
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1Abimelech Murders His Brothers Now Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem to see his mother’s relatives. He said to them and to his mother’s entire extended family,
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9Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will attack the city as the lot dictates.
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9Joshua attacked them by surprise after marching all night from Gilgal.
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33Gideon Summons an Army and Seeks Confirmation All the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east assembled. They crossed the Jordan River and camped in the Jezreel Valley.
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14So he sent horses and chariots there, along with a good-sized army. They arrived during the night and surrounded the city.