Discovery BoxJudges 9:43 
Context9:43 he took his men 1 and divided them into three units and set an ambush in the field. When he saw the people coming out of the city, 2 he attacked and struck them down. 3
Judges 20:33
Context20:33 4 All the men of Israel got up from their places and took their positions at Baal Tamar, while the Israelites hiding in ambush jumped out of their places west of Gibeah.
1 tn Heb “his people.”
2 tn Heb “And he saw and, look, the people were coming out of the city.”
3 tn Heb “he arose against them and struck them.”
4 sn Verses 33-36a give a condensed account of the battle from this point on, while vv. 36b-48 offer a more detailed version of how the ambush contributed to Gibeah’s defeat.
