The Aramean army sent many groups of soldiers to fight in Israel. {The soldiers took people to be their slaves.} One time they took a little girl from the land of Israel. This little girl became a servant of Naaman’s wife.
Judges 9:34 - Easy To Read Version So Abimelech and all his soldiers got up during the night and went to the city. Those soldiers separated into four groups. They hid near the city of Shechem. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
The Aramean army sent many groups of soldiers to fight in Israel. {The soldiers took people to be their slaves.} One time they took a little girl from the land of Israel. This little girl became a servant of Naaman’s wife.
Then, when the sun comes up in the morning, attack the city. Gaal and his men will come out of the city to fight you. When those men come out to fight, do what you can to them.
Gaal son of Ebed went out and was standing at the entrance to the gate of the city of Shechem. While Gaal was standing there, Abimelech and his soldiers came out of their hiding places.