Judges 9:43
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 9:43 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 9:43 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 9:43 — KJV
“And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.”
— Judges 9:43 (KJV)
Judges 9:43 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 9:43
“If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not. go about...: or, make merchandise against a land, and men acknowledge it not”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:43: into, field, behold
“And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:43: people, companies, laid
“And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:43: people, into, three
“And they went up into the city: and when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place.”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:43: into, behold, come
“And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:43: into, field, come
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