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He took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and, behold, the people came forth out of the city; He rose up against them, and struck them.
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A Ruthless Ambush
Commentators explain that Abimelech employed a classic military ambush. He divided his forces into three groups and hid them in the fields around Shechem. When the city's inhabitants came out, his men attacked. One scholar notes the victims were likely "mere farmers, not an armed force," which underscores Abimelech's ruthlessly vindictive character.
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19th Century
Anglican
Into three companies. —Why he only made three companies this time can only be matter of conjecture.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he took the people That is, the forces he had with him at Arumah:
and divided them into three…
Presbyterian
Abimelech intended to punish the Schechemites for slighting him now, but God punished them for their serving him formerly in the murder of Gideon's…