Judges 9:44

“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.”

"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." - Judges 9:44
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What does Judges 9:44 mean?

The Bible verse Judges 9:44 in the King James Version (KJV) states, "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."…

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The Cost of Ambition: Reflecting on Abimelech's Charge

As we delve into the turbulent narrative of Judges 9, we encounter a critical moment in the life of Abimelech, a character whose ambition led to both devastation and ruin. Judges 9:44 states, "And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the…

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A Prayer for Deliverance and Protection in Times of Conflict

O Heavenly Father, In the quietness of this moment, as I come before Your throne of grace, I am reminded of the dark shadows that can often loom over our lives, as reflected in Your Word in Judges 9:44: "And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood…

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Judges 9:44 - "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."
Judges 20:44 - "And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valour."
Mark 9:44 - "Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched."
"And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valour." - Judges 20:44
Psalms 44:9 - "But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies."
Judges 9:8-15
"Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched." - Mark 9:44
Luke 9:44 - "Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men."
Genesis 44:9 - "With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen."
Ezekiel 44:24 - "And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths."
Judges 9:50 - "¶ Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it."
Isaiah 44:9 - "¶ They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed."
1 Chronicles 9:44 - "And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel."
Judges 9:22 - "¶ When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,"
Judges 15:9 - "¶ Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi."
Judges 9:39 - "And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech."
Judges 21:9 - "For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there."
Ezekiel 44:9 - "¶ Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel."
Judges 9:42 - "And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech."
Judges 9:10 - "And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us."
Judges 9:12 - "Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us."
Judges 9:47 - "And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together."
Psalms 98:9 - "Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity."
Judges 9:9 - "But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?"
Judges 9:32 - "Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:"
Judges 9:14 - "Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us."
Judges 9:46 - "¶ And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith."
Judges 9:21 - "And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother."
Judges 9:30 - "¶ And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled."