'Lying in wait' in the Bible
But if he pushes him from hatred, or hurls at him by lying in wait, that he dies;
But if he pushes him suddenly without enmity, or has cast upon him anything without lying in wait,
And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and those lying in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.
And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon you, Samson. And he broke the cords, as a thread of yarn is broken when it touches the fire. So his strength was not known.
Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him with them, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon you, Samson. And there were men lying in wait abiding in the chamber. And he broke them from off his arms like a thread.
He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
Lying in wait for him, and seeking to catch something from his mouth, that they might accuse him.
Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the barracks, and told Paul.