Judges 9:44
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 9:44 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 9:44 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 9:44 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
Judges 9:44 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 9:44
“And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:44: abimelech, stood, entering
“Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:44: gate, other, ran
“And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:44: two, companies, people
“In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them. captive...: or, his substance”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:44: stood, gate, other
“Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:44: gate, city, other
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