Joshua 8:2
Christian Standard Bible
2 Treat Ai and its king as you did Jericho and its king,(A) except that you may plunder its spoil and livestock for yourselves.(B) Set an ambush behind the city.”(C)
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Joshua 8:2
New International Version
2 You shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder(A) and livestock for yourselves.(B) Set an ambush(C) behind the city.”
Joshua 8:2
King James Version
2 And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.
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1 Samuel 15:5
Christian Standard Bible
5 Saul came to the city of Amalek and set up an ambush in the wadi.
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1 Samuel 15:5
New International Version
5 Saul went to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the ravine.
1 Samuel 15:5
King James Version
5 And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
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2 Chronicles 20:22
Christian Standard Bible
22 The moment they began their shouts and praises, the Lord set an ambush(A) against the Ammonites, Moabites, and the inhabitants of Mount Seir who came to fight against Judah, and they were defeated.
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2 Chronicles 20:22
New International Version
22 As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes(A) against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.
2 Chronicles 20:22
King James Version
22 And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.
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Ezra 8:31
Christian Standard Bible
Arrival in Jerusalem
31 We set out from the Ahava River on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. We were strengthened by our God,[a](A) and he kept us from the grasp of the enemy and from ambush along the way.(B)
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- 8:31 Lit The hand of our God was on us
Ezra 8:31
New International Version
31 On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal(A) to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us,(B) and he protected us from enemies and bandits along the way.
Ezra 8:31
King James Version
31 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.
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Psalm 10:9
Christian Standard Bible
9 he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket.
He lurks in order to seize a victim;
he seizes a victim and drags him in his net.
Psalm 10:9
New International Version
Psalm 10:9
King James Version
9 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
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Proverbs 1:11
New International Version
11 If they say, “Come along with us;
let’s lie in wait(A) for innocent blood,
let’s ambush some harmless soul;
Proverbs 1:11
King James Version
11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
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Jeremiah 9:8
Christian Standard Bible
8 Their tongues are deadly arrows—
they speak deception.(A)
With his mouth
one speaks peaceably with his friend,
but inwardly he sets up an ambush.
Jeremiah 9:8
New International Version
Jeremiah 9:8
King James Version
8 Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
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