Judges 9:43

Easy To Read Version

So Abimelech separated his men into three groups. He wanted to attack the people of Shechem by surprise. So he hid his men in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city he jumped up and attacked them.

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:2

{David separated the people into three groups.} And then David sent the people out. Joab led one third of the people. Joab’s brother, Abishai son of Zeruiah led another third of the people. And Ittai from Gath led the last third of the people.

Judges 9:42

The next day the people of Shechem went out to the fields to work. Abimelech found out about that.

Judges 9:44

Abimelech and his group ran to a place near the gate to Shechem. The other two groups ran out to the people in the fields and killed them.

1 Samuel 11:11

The next morning Saul separated his soldiers into three groups. At sunrise, Saul and his soldiers entered the Ammonite camp. Saul attacked while they were changing guards that morning. Saul and his soldiers defeated the Ammonites before noon. The Ammonite soldiers all ran away in different directions—no two soldiers stayed together.