16 And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold, the multitude (A)was dispersing here and there.[a]

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  1. 1 Samuel 14:16 Septuagint; Hebrew they went here and there

16 Saul’s lookouts(A) at Gibeah in Benjamin saw the army melting away in all directions.

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And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians,
    (A)and they will fight, each against another
    and each against his neighbor,
    city against city, kingdom against kingdom;

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“I will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian—
    brother will fight against brother,(A)
    neighbor against neighbor,
    city against city,
    kingdom against kingdom.(B)

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As (A)smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away;
    (B)as wax melts before fire,
    so the wicked shall perish before God!

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May you blow them away like smoke—(A)
    as wax melts(B) before the fire,
    may the wicked perish(C) before God.

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Let them (A)vanish like water that runs away;
    when he (B)aims his arrows, let them be blunted.

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Let them vanish like water that flows away;(A)
    when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short.(B)

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22 And when they began to sing and praise, the Lord set (A)an ambush against the men of (B)Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah, so that they were routed. 23 For the men of Ammon and Moab rose against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction, and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, (C)they all helped to destroy one another.

The Lord Delivers Judah

24 When Judah came to the watchtower of the wilderness, they looked toward the horde, and behold, there[a] were dead bodies lying on the ground; none had escaped. 25 When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found among them, in great numbers, goods, clothing, and precious things, which they took for themselves until they could carry no more. They were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 20:24 Hebrew they

22 As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes(A) against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated. 23 The Ammonites(B) and Moabites rose up against the men from Mount Seir(C) to destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughtering the men from Seir, they helped to destroy one another.(D)

24 When the men of Judah came to the place that overlooks the desert and looked toward the vast army, they saw only dead bodies lying on the ground; no one had escaped. 25 So Jehoshaphat and his men went to carry off their plunder, and they found among them a great amount of equipment and clothing[a] and also articles of value—more than they could take away. There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 20:25 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts corpses

20 Then Saul and all the people who were with him rallied and went into the battle. And behold, (A)every Philistine's sword was against his fellow, and there was very great confusion.

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20 Then Saul and all his men assembled and went to the battle. They found the Philistines in total confusion, striking(A) each other with their swords.

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22 (A)When they blew the 300 trumpets, (B)the Lord set (C)every man's sword against his comrade and against all the army. And the army fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah,[a] as far as the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath.

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  1. Judges 7:22 Some Hebrew manuscripts Zeredah

22 When the three hundred trumpets sounded,(A) the Lord caused the men throughout the camp to turn on each other(B) with their swords.(C) The army fled to Beth Shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel Meholah(D) near Tabbath.

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