Judges 9:34 - Forerunner Commentary

Judges 9:34

32 Now therefore, get up by night, you and the people who are with you, and¹ lie in wait in the field.

33 And it shall be, as soon as the sun is up in the morning, that you shall rise early and rush upon the city; and when he and the people who are with him come out against you, you may then do to them¹ as you find opportunity.”

34 So Abimelech and all the people who were with him rose by night, and¹ lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.

35 When Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance to the city gate, Abimelech and the people who were with him rose from lying in wait.

36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains!” But Zebul said to him, “You see the shadows of the mountains as if they were men.”

37 So Gaal spoke again and said, “See, people are coming down from the center of the land, and another company is coming from the¹ Diviners’ Terebinth Tree.”

38 Then Zebul said to him, “Where indeed is your mouth now, with which you ^asaid, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Are not these the people whom you despised? Go out, if you will, and fight with them now.”

39 So Gaal went out, leading the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled from him; and many fell wounded, to the very entrance of the gate.

41 Then Abimelech dwelt at Arumah, and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, so that they would not dwell in Shechem.

42 And it came about on the next day that the people went out into the field, and they told Abimelech.

Verse Comparison: Judges 9:34

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American Standard Version
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

Amplified® Bible
And Abimelech rose up by night, and all the men with him, and they laid in wait against Shechem in four companies.

Contemporary English Version
So one night, Abimelech led his soldiers to Shechem. He divided them into four groups, and they all hid near the town.

Darby English Version
And Abim'elech and all the men that were with him rose up by night, and laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

Good News Bible
So Abimelech and all his men made their move at night and hid outside Shechem in four groups.

King James Version
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

New American Standard Bible
So Abimelech and all the people who {were} with him arose by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.

New International Version
So Abimelech and all his troops set out by night and took up concealed positions near Shechem in four companies.

New King James Version
So Abimelech and all the people who were with him rose by night, and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So Abimelech and all the people who accompany him arose by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.

Revised Standard Version
And Abim'elech and all the men that were with him rose up by night, and laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

Young's Literal Translation
And Abimelech riseth, and all the people who `are' with him, by night, and they lay wait against Shechem -- four detachments;

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