Judges 20:37
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The men in ambush rushed suddenly against Gibeah; they advanced and put the whole city to the sword.”
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“The men in ambush rushed suddenly against Gibeah; they advanced and put the whole city to the sword.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the liers-in-wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers-in-wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the ambush have hasted, and push against Gibeah, and the ambush draweth itself out, and smiteth the whole of the city by the mouth of the sword.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 20:37 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 19:13No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”
- Joshua 6:5And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city.”
- Joshua 8:14When the king of Ai saw the Israelites, he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city.
- Joshua 8:19and as soon as he did so, the men in ambush rose quickly from their position. They rushed forward, entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.
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