Judges 9:34
32 Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:
33 And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- So Abimelech and all his troops set out by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
- KJV
- And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
- WEB
- Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
- ASV
- And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
- DARBY
- And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they lay in ambush against Shechem in four companies.
- BLB
- And Abimelech rose, and all the people who [were] with him, by night, and they lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
- ÅB
- Så brøt Abimelek opp om natten med alle de folk han hadde hos seg, og de la seg i bakhold mot Sikem i fire hoper.
- OTB
- Så sto Abimelek og hele folket med ham opp om natten og tok opp skjulte posisjoner nær Sikem i fire grupper.
- B1930
- Så brøt Abimelek op om natten med alle de folk han hadde hos sig, og de la sig i bakhold mot Sikem i fire hoper.