25And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
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If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: …
And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city. …
And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 22-49)Three years Abimelech reigned, after a sort, without any disturbance; it is not said, He judged Israel, or did any service at all to his co 7611 untry, but so long he enjoyed the title and dignity of a king; and not only the Shechemites, but many other places, paid him respect. They must have been fond of a king that could please themselves with such a one as this. But the triumphing of the wicked…
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