Judges 9:33
And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.
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Gill's Exposition
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night,.... According to the advice of Zebul:
and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies; he divided his army into four…
Three years Abimelech reigned, after a sort, without any disturbance; it is not said, He judged Israel, or did any service at all to his country, but so long he enjoyed the title and dignity of a…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
set upon make a dash upon, rush forward against, from a place of hiding, cf. Jdg 9:9; Jdg 20:37.
as thou shalt find occasion For the idiom (see marg.) cf. 1Sa 10:7; 1Sa 25:8; Ecc 9:10.
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