Acts 9:24

And the ambushes of them were made known to Saul. And they kept (watch on) the gates day and night, that they should slay him (or so that they could kill him).

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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

23And when many days were [ful] filled, (the) Jews made a counsel, that they should slay him. (And after many days had passed, the Jews made a plan, that they would kill him.)

25But his disciples took him by night, and delivered him, and let him down in a basket by the wall.

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Cross References

Psalms 21:11For they bowed evil against thee; they thought counsels, which they might not stablish. (For they brought in evil against thee; yea, they thought out evil plans, but they could not execute them.)

Proverbs 24:15Ambush thou not, and seek not (to bring) wickedness in the house of a just man, neither waste thou, his rest (ing) (place). (Do not thou ambush, and do not seek to bring wickedness into the house of a righteous person, nor destroy thou his resting place.)

Acts 14:5But when there was made an assault of the heathen men and the Jews, with their princes (or with their leaders), to torment (them), and to stone them,

Acts 20:3Where when he had been (there) three months, the Jews laid ambush for him, that was to sail into Syria; and he had counsel to turn again by Macedonia. (And when he had been there for three months, the Jews laid ambush for him, as he was about to sail to Syria; and so he made plans to return by way of Macedonia.)

Acts 23:12And when the day was come, some of the Jews gathered them (selves), and made a vow, and said, that they should neither eat, nor drink, till they slew Paul.

Acts 25:3and asked grace against him, that he should command him to be led to Jerusalem; and they set ambush to slay him in the way (or and they prepared to kill him on 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 →

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