Judges 9:32

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, by deceit, saying,—Lo! Gaal son of Ebed, and his brethren, are coming into Shechem; and lo! are fortifying the city against thee.

33and it shall be, in the morning, about sunrise, thou shalt get up early, and spread thyself out against the city,—when lo! he and the people that are with him coming out against thee, so shalt thou do unto him as thy hand shall find opportunity.

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Cross References

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

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

Proverbs 1:11If they say—Come with us,—Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us watch in secret for him who is needlessly innocent;

Romans 3:15Swift, are their feet to shed blood;

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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