"Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that {is} with thee, and lie in wait in the field:" — Judges 9:32

Judges 9:32 · KJV

“Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that {is} with thee, and lie in wait in the field:”

— Judges 9:32

And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee. {privily: Heb. craftily or, to Tormah}

Verse 33

And it shall be, {that} in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, {when} he and the people that {is} with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion. {as thou shalt...: Heb. as thine hand shall find}

Judges 9 — Context

And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. {kindled: or, hot}

Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that {is} with thee, and lie in wait in the field:

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

Cross References

Proverbs 4:16

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause {some} to fall.

Romans 3:15

Their feet {are} swift to shed blood:

Proverbs 1:11-16

If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

Psalms 36:4

He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way {that is} not good; he abhorreth not evil. {mischief: or, vanity}

Job 24:14-17

The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

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