Acts 9:24
But the mezimma (evil design, intrigue) of their kesher (plot) became known to Rav Sha'ul. And they were also watching the she'arim (gates) both yomam valailah that they might kill him,
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 21:11Their fruit shalt Thou destroy from ha'aretz, 1 and their zera from among Bnei Adam. 1
Proverbs 24:15Lay not in wait, O rasha, against the naveh (dwelling) of the tzaddik; 1 assault not his resting place; 1
Acts 14:5And when an attempt came by both the Goyim and the Yehudim with their rashim (heads, leaders) to mistreat and to stone them,
Acts 20:3And after he had spent shloshah chodashim there, Rav Sha'ul was about to set sail for Syria when a kesher (conspiracy) was plotted against him by the + 20:3 unbelieving Yehudim, and so Rav Sha'ul decided to return through Macedonia.
Acts 23:12In the boker, the Judeans joined in a kesher and bound themselves with a shevu'ah that none of them would eat or drink until they had carried out their plot of retzichah b'seter of Rav Sha'ul.
Acts 25:3Asking a favor from him, that Festus might summon Rav Sha'ul to Yerushalayim, while at the same time they were forming a kesher to kill him along the way.
Matthew Henry on Acts 9:24-32
The Jews Plot to Kill Saul; Saul Is Received by the Apostles; Prosperity of the Church. 23 And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him: 24 But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him. 25 Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket. 26 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple. 27 But… Read the whole commentary →