Judges 9:44
Good News Translation
While Abimelech and his group hurried forward to guard the city gate, the other two companies attacked the people in the fields and killed them all.

New Revised Standard Version
Abimelech and the company that was with him rushed forward and stood at the entrance of the gate of the city, while the two companies rushed on all who were in the fields and killed them.

Contemporary English Version
Abimelech and the troops with him ran to the town gate and took control of it, while two other groups attacked and killed the people who were in the fields.

New American Bible
Abimelech and the company with him rushed in and stood by the entrance of the city gate, while the other two companies rushed upon all who were in the field and attacked them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
With his own company, assaulting and besieging the city: whilst the two other companies chased the enemies that were scattered about the field.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

With his own company, assaulting and besieging the city: whilst the two other companies chased the enemies that were scattered about the field.

rushed forward

Judges 9:15,20 And it answered them: If, indeed, you mean to make me king, come ye, and rest under my shadow: but if you mean it not, let fire come out from the bramble, and devour the cedars of Libanus. . . .

Galatians 5:15 But if you bite and devour one another: take heed you be not consumed one of another.

Context
The Fall of Shechem
43And he took his army, and divided it into three companies, and laid ambushes in the fields. And seeing that the people came out of the city, he arose, and set upon them, 44With his own company, assaulting and besieging the city: whilst the two other companies chased the enemies that were scattered about the field.45And Abimelech assaulted the city all that day: and took it, and killed the inhabitants thereof, and demolished it, so that he sowed salt in it.…
Cross References
Judges 9:43
And he took his army, and divided it into three companies, and laid ambushes in the fields. And seeing that the people came out of the city, he arose, and set upon them,

Judges 9:45
And Abimelech assaulted the city all that day: and took it, and killed the inhabitants thereof, and demolished it, so that he sowed salt in it.

Judges 9:43
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