14 occurrences in 12 translations

'Ambush' in the Bible

The lords of Shechem rebelled against him by putting people on the tops of the mountains to ambush and rob everyone who passed by them on the road. So this was reported to Abimelech.

Verse ConceptsAmbushRobbing PeopleTelling Of Happenings

Now tonight, you and the people with you are to come wait in ambush in the countryside.

So Abimelech and all the people with him got up at night and waited in ambush for Shechem in four units.

Verse ConceptsFour Groups

Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate. Then Abimelech and the people who were with him got up from their ambush.

Verse ConceptsStanding In The Gateway

He took the people, divided them into three companies, and waited in ambush in the countryside. He looked, and the people were coming out of the city, so he arose against them and struck them down.

Verse ConceptsThree GroupsAmbush

When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded the place and waited in ambush for him all that night at the city gate. While they were waiting quietly, they said, “Let us wait until dawn; then we will kill him.”

Verse ConceptsDawnWaitingAmbushActing All NightAttempting To Kill Specific People

While the men in ambush were waiting in her room, she called out to him, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he snapped the bowstrings as a strand of yarn snaps when it touches fire. The secret of his strength remained unknown.

Verse ConceptsAmbush

Delilah took new ropes, tied him up with them, and shouted, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But while the men in ambush were waiting in her room, he snapped the ropes off his arms like a thread.

Verse ConceptsArmsCordsAmbush

So Israel set up an ambush around Gibeah.

So all the men of Israel got up from their places and took their battle positions at Baal-tamar, while the Israelites in ambush charged out of their places west of Geba.

Then the Benjaminites realized they had been defeated.The men of Israel had retreated before Benjamin, because they were confident in the ambush they had set against Gibeah.

Verse ConceptsUnreliabilityTrusting Other People

The men in ambush had rushed quickly against Gibeah; they advanced and put the whole city to the sword.

The men of Israel had a prearranged signal with the men in ambush: when they sent up a great cloud of smoke from the city,

Verse ConceptsSmokeBurning Cities

They instructed the descendants of Benjamin, saying, "Go, lie in ambush in the vineyards,

Verse ConceptsHiding From People

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