Judges 9:44
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Abimelech and the companies with him rushed forward and took their stand at the entrance of the city gate. The other two companies rushed against all who were in the fields and struck them down.”
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“Then Abimelech and the companies with him rushed forward and took their stand at the entrance of the city gate. The other two companies rushed against all who were in the fields and struck them down.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Abimelech and the detachments who <FI>are<Fi> with him have pushed on, and stand at the opening of the gate of the city, and the two detachments have pushed against all who are in the field, and smite them,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 9:44 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 9:15But the thornbush replied, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’
- Judges 9:20But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire come from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo and consume Abimelech.”
- Galatians 5:15But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.
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