68 verses contain “amb” (in the KJV: 45, in the BSB: 39) — showing 1–68
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And thou shalt do to
Ai and her king as thou
didst unto
Jericho and her king: only the
spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto
yourselves: lay thee an
ambush for the city behind it.
And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:
with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in
ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready.
Then ye shall rise up from the
ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
you are to rise from the
ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in
ambush, and abode between
Bethel and
Ai, on the west side of
Ai: but Joshua
lodged that night among the people.
So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the place of
ambush and lay in wait between
Bethel and
Ai, to the west of
Ai. But Joshua spent that night among the people.
And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in
ambush between
Bethel and
Ai, on the west side of the city.
Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set up an
ambush between
Bethel and
Ai, to the west of the city.
And it came to pass, when the king of
Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he
wist not that there were liers in
ambush against him behind the city.
When the king of
Ai saw the Israelites, he
hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to
engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an
ambush had been set up against him behind the city.
And the
ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.
and as soon as he did so, the men in
ambush rose quickly from their position. They
rushed forward, entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.
And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the
ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and
slew the men of
Ai.
When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in
ambush had captured the city and that smoke was rising from it, they turned around and struck down the men of
Ai.
And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they
smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.
Meanwhile, those in the
ambush came out of the city against them, and the men of
Ai were
trapped between the
Israelite forces on both sides. So Israel struck them down until no
survivor or
fugitive remained.
They did work
wilily, and went and made as if they had been
ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their
asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;
And the men of
Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they
robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told
Abimelech.
And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.
So Israel set up an
ambush around Gibeah.
And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in
array at
Baal-tamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah.
So all the men of Israel got up from their places and
arrayed themselves at
Baal-tamar, and the Israelites in
ambush charged from their positions west of Gibeah.
So the children of Benjamin saw that they were
smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah.
Then the Benjamites realized they had been defeated. Now the men of Israel had retreated before Benjamin because they were relying on the
ambush they had set against Gibeah.
And the liers in wait hasted, and
rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and
smote all the city with the edge of the sword.
The men in
ambush rushed suddenly against Gibeah; they advanced and put the whole city to the sword.
Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city.
The men of Israel had arranged a signal with the men in
ambush: When they sent up a great cloud of smoke from the city,
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed what the
Amalekites did to the Israelites when they
ambushed them on their way up from Egypt.
Now
Jeroboam had sent troops around to
ambush from the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah, the
ambush was behind them.
And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set
ambushments against the children of
Ammon, Moab, and mount
Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were
smitten.
The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set
ambushes against the men of
Ammon, Moab, and Mount
Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated.
Howbeit in the business of the
ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to
enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
And so when
ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in
Hezekiah’s heart.
But he sent
ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house
wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make
haste:
forbear thee from
meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you
today, but I am fighting another dynasty. God told me to
hurry; so stop
opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!”
He sitteth in the
lurking places of the villages: in the secret places
doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are
privily set against the poor.
He lies in wait near the villages; in
ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in
stealth for the helpless.
Like as a lion that is
greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion
lurking in secret places.
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us
lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us
ambush the innocent without cause,
And they lay wait for their own blood; they
lurk privily for their own lives.
But they lie in wait for their own blood; they
ambush their own lives.
A wicked
messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful
ambassador is health.
That sendeth
ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and
peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and
trodden down, whose land the rivers have
spoiled!
which sends couriers by sea, in
papyrus vessels on the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a people tall and smooth-
skinned, to a people widely feared, to a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers.
For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.
For though their princes are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,
Behold, their
valiant ones shall cry without: the
ambassadors of peace shall
weep bitterly.
Behold, their
valiant ones cry
aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace
weep bitterly.
I have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.
I have heard a message from the LORD; an
envoy has been sent to the nations: “
Assemble yourselves to march against her! Rise up for battle!”
Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the
watchmen, prepare the
ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.
Raise a
banner against the walls of Babylon; post the guard; station the
watchmen; prepare the
ambush. For the LORD has both devised and accomplished what He spoke against the people of Babylon.
He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
He is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in
ambush.
Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
Those who
chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky; they pursued us over the mountains and
ambushed us in the wilderness.
And I looked, and, behold, a
whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of
amber, out of the midst of the fire.
I looked and saw a
whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire
flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a
gleam like
amber,
And I saw as the colour of
amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even
downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.
From what seemed to be His
waist up, I saw a
gleam like
amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His
waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him.
Then I
beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even
downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of
amber.
Then I looked and saw a figure like that of a man. From His
waist down His appearance was like fire, and from His
waist up He was as bright as the
gleam of
amber.
But he rebelled against him in sending his
ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he
prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?
But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he
flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit
lewdness.
Like raiders who lie in
ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to
Shechem; surely they have committed
atrocities.
The vision of
Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning
Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an
ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
This is the vision of
Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about
Edom— We have heard a message from the LORD; an
envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”—
Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an
ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
And if he is unable, he will send a
delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.
But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
Do not let them
persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to
ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now,
awaiting your consent.”
And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
to grant them a
concession against Paul by
summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an
ambush to kill him along the way.
Now then we are
ambassadors for Christ, as though God did
beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s
stead, be ye
reconciled to God.
Therefore we are
ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We
implore you on behalf of Christ: Be
reconciled to God.
For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
for which I am an
ambassador in chains. Pray that I may
proclaim it
fearlessly, as I should.
But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.
The former, however,
preach Christ out of
selfish ambition, not
sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains.
But if ye have bitter
envying and
strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
But if you
harbor bitter jealousy and
selfish ambition in your hearts, do not
boast in it or deny the truth.
For where
envying and
strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
For where jealousy and
selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.
But all the inhabitants of the land made light of the commandment of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, neither went they with him to the battle; for they were not afraid of him:
yea, he was before them as one man, and they sent away his
ambassadors from them without effect, and with disgrace.
So they sent ambassadors unto him to treat of peace, saying,
Then
Jonathan and they that were with him rose up against them from the place where they lay in
ambush, and made a slaughter of them in such sort, as many fell down dead, and the
remnant fled into the mountain, and they took all their spoils.
Whereof when
Jonathan had knowledge, he sent
ambassadors unto him, to the end he should make peace with him, and deliver them the prisoners.
Afterward Alexander sent ambassadors to Ptolemee king of Egypt with a message to this effect:
And
Jonathan knew that there was an
ambushment behind him; for they had compassed in his host, and cast darts at the people, from morning till evening.
Whereupon he sent
ambasadors unto king
Demetrius, saying, Come, let us make a league
betwixt us, and I will give thee my daughter whom Alexander hath, and thou shalt reign in thy father’s kingdom:
And, behold, the host of strangers met them in the plain, who, having laid men in
ambush for him in the mountains, came themselves over against him.
So when they that lay in
ambush rose out of their places and joined battle, all that were of
Jonathan’s side fled;
At which time Onias
entreated the
ambassador that was sent honourably, and received the letters, wherein declaration was made of the league and friendship.
We do write back again to you, that your cattle and goods are our’s, and our’s are your’s We do command therefore our ambassadors to make report unto you on this wise.
The
ambassadors that were sent unto our people
certified us of your glory and honour: wherefore we were
glad of their coming,
And did register the things that they spake in the council of the people in this manner; Numenius son of
Antiochus, and
Antipater son of
Jason, the Jews’
ambassadors, came unto us to renew the friendship they had with us.
And it pleased the people to
entertain the men honourably, and to put the copy of their
ambassage in publick records, to the end the people of the Lacedemonians might have a
memorial thereof:
furthermore we have written a copy thereof unto Simon the high priest.
For he had heard say, that the Romans had called the Jews their friends and confederates and brethren; and that they had entertained the ambassadors of Simon honourably;
The Jews’ ambassadors, our friends and confederates, came unto us to renew the old friendship and league, being sent from Simon the high priest, and from the people of the Jews:
And the royal privileges granted of special favour to the Jews by the means of John the father of Eupolemus, who went
ambassador to Rome for
amity and aid, he took away; and putting down the governments which were according to the law, he brought up new customs against the law:
The Romans also sent unto them a letter containing these words: Quintus Memmius and
Titus Manlius,
ambassadors of the Romans, send
greeting unto the people of the Jews.
