Judges 9:43 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.”
Judges 9:43 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 9:43 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 9:43 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He took the people and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and behold, the people came out of the city. So, he rose up against them and struck them.”
Judges 9:43 — World English Bible
Judges 9:43 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and, behold, the people came forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them. ”
Judges 9:43 — American Standard Version
Judges 9:43 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he taketh the people, and divideth them into three detachments, and layeth wait in a field, and looketh, and lo, the people are coming out from the city, and he riseth against them, and smiteth them.”
Judges 9:43 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 9:43 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and lay in ambush in the field. And he looked, and behold, the people came forth out of the city; and he rose up against them and smote them. ”
Judges 9:43 — Darby Translation
Judges 9:43 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he tooke the people, and deuided them into three bandes, and layde wayte in the fieldes, and looked, and beholde, the people were come out of the citie, and he rose vp against them, and smote them.”
Judges 9:43 — Geneva Bible
Judges 9:43 in Context — Judges 9
41 And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
42 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
43 And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
44 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.
45 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
What Does Judges 9:43 Mean?
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