Judges 9:32

And now rise up by night, thou and the people that are with thee, and lie in wait in the field:

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:

In Context

31And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privately, saying, Behold, Ga'al the son of 'Ebed and his brothers are come to Shechem; and, behold, they incite the city to enmity against thee.

33And it shall be, in the morning, the moment the sun shineth, that thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city; and, behold, when he and the people that are with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to him as thy means may let thee.

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Cross References

Joshua 8:3So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against 'Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valor, and sent them away by night.

Job 24:14With the earliest light riseth the murderer, he slayeth the poor and needy, and in the night he becometh like the thief.

Proverbs 1:11If they should say, Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us watch in concealment for the uselessly innocent;

Matthew Henry on Judges 9:23-50

Gaal's Insurrection; Gaal's Defeat. ( b. c. 1206.) 22 When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel, 23 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech: 24 That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren. 25 And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him… Read the whole commentary →

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