Verse 25

The 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.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 8:4 : 4 He ordered them,“Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city; all of you be ready!
• Josh 8:12-13 : 12 He took five thousand men and set an ambush west of the city between Bethel and Ai. 13 The 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.
• Prov 1:11-12 : 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.