But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not destroyed by one another.
Judges 9:44 - Tree of Life Version Then Abimelech and the column that was with him rushed forward and stood at the entrance of the city gate, and the other two columns rushed on all who were in the open field and struck them down. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Abimelech and the company with him rushed forward and stood in the entrance of the city's gate, while the two other companies rushed upon all who were in the field and slew them. American Standard Version (1901) And Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and the two companies rushed upon all that were in the field, and smote them. Common English Bible Abimelech and his company charged forward and took a position at the entrance of the city’s gate, while the other two companies charged at all those in the fields and attacked them. Catholic Public Domain Version along with his own company, assaulting and besieging the city. But the two other companies pursued the enemies scattered in the field. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version With his own company, assaulting and besieging the city: whilst the two other companies chased the enemies that were scattered about the field. |
But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not destroyed by one another.
And the bramble said to the trees, ‘If you truly are going to anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shadow; but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’
But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the lords of Shechem and Beth-millo, and let fire come out from the lords of Shechem and from Beth-millo and devour Abimelech!”
So he took his people, divided them into three columns, and lay in ambush in the field. When he looked and saw the people were coming out of the city, he pounced on them and struck them down.
So Abimelech fought against the city all that day, captured the city and killed the people that were in it. Then he razed the city and sowed it with salt.