Now the Arameans on one of their raids had taken a young girl captive from the land of Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife.
Judges 9:34 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 So Abimelech and all the troops with him got up by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 - Classic Edition And Abimelech rose up by night, and all the men with him, and they laid in wait against Shechem in four companies. American Standard Version (1901) And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies. Common English Bible So Abimelech and all the men who were with him got up that night and set an ambush around Shechem in four companies. Catholic Public Domain Version And so Abimelech rose up, with all his army, by night, and he set ambushes near Shechem in four places. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Abimelech therefore arose with all his army by night, and laid ambushes near Sichem in four places. |
Now the Arameans on one of their raids had taken a young girl captive from the land of Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife.
Then early in the morning, as soon as the sun rises, get up and rush on the city, and when he and the troops who are with him come out against you, you may deal with them as best you can.”
When Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city, Abimelech and the troops with him rose from the ambush.