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== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30389" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30389" /> == | ||
<span> [[Joshua]] 8:4-26 </span> <span> [[Judges]] 9:30-45 </span> <span> [[Jeremiah]] 51:12 </span> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38406" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38406" /> == | ||
<span> [[Joshua]] 8:1 </span> <span> [[Judges]] 9:25 </span> <span> [[Hosea]] 6:9 </span> <span> Judges 9:43-45 </span> <span> Judges 20:29-43 </span> <span> 1 [[Samuel]] 15:5 </span> <span> 2 [[Chronicles]] 13:13 </span> <span> [[Ezra]] 8:31 </span> <p> The psalmists asked for God's help against wicked persons who sought to ambush them ( <span> [[Psalm]] 10:8 </span> ; <span> Psalm 59:3 </span> ; <span> Psalm 64:4 </span> ; compare <span> Proverbs 1:11 </span> ,Proverbs 1:11, <span> 1:18 </span> ). [[Jeremiah]] accused his people of spiritual ambush against one another ( <span> Jeremiah 9:8 </span> ). [[He]] also called for ambushes to defeat [[Babylon]] ( <span> Jeremiah 51:12 </span> ). The people of [[Jerusalem]] lamented that the enemy had used ambushes to defeat and destroy the city and nation ( <span> [[Lamentations]] 4:19 </span> ). Paul's nephew saved him from [[Jewish]] plans to ambush him as the [[Roman]] authorities transferred him from Jerusalem to Caehysarea ( <span> Acts 23:12-33 </span> ; compare <span> Acts 25:3 </span> ). </p> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49316" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49316" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> AMBUSH </strong> . [[See]] War. </p> | |||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58173" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58173" /> == | ||
<p> AM'BUSH, n. </p> <blockquote> 1. A private or concealed station, where troops lie in wait to attack their enemy by surprise. </blockquote> <blockquote> 2. The state of lying concealed, for the purpose of attacking by surprise a lying in wait. </blockquote> <blockquote> 3. The troops posted in a concealed place for attacking by surprise. </blockquote> <p> [[Lay]] thee an ambush for the city. <span> [[Joshua]] 8 </span> . </p> <p> AM'BUSH, To lie in wait for to surprise, by assailing unexpectedly from a concealed place. </p> <p> AM'BUSH, To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise. </p> <p> Nor saw the snake, that ambushed for his prey. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_734" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_734" /> == | ||
<p> '''''am´boosh''''' ( <span> ארב </span> , <i> ''''''ārabh''''' </i> , "to set an ambush"; <span> מארב </span> , <i> '''''mā'ărābh''''' </i> , "an ambush"): A military stratagem in which a body of men are placed in concealment to surprise an enemy unawares, or to attack a point when temporarily undefended. This stratagem was employed successfully by [[Joshua]] at [[Ai]] (Josh 8). [[Jeremiah]] calls upon the [[Medes]] to "set up a standard against the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes" ( <span> Jeremiah 51:12 </span> ). </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_30389"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/ambush Ambush from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_38406"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/ambush Ambush from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_49316"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/ambush Ambush from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_58173"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/ambush Ambush from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_734"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/ambush Ambush from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 20:13, 11 October 2021
Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]
Joshua 8:4-26 Judges 9:30-45 Jeremiah 51:12
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
Joshua 8:1 Judges 9:25 Hosea 6:9 Judges 9:43-45 Judges 20:29-43 1 Samuel 15:5 2 Chronicles 13:13 Ezra 8:31
The psalmists asked for God's help against wicked persons who sought to ambush them ( Psalm 10:8 ; Psalm 59:3 ; Psalm 64:4 ; compare Proverbs 1:11 ,Proverbs 1:11, 1:18 ). Jeremiah accused his people of spiritual ambush against one another ( Jeremiah 9:8 ). He also called for ambushes to defeat Babylon ( Jeremiah 51:12 ). The people of Jerusalem lamented that the enemy had used ambushes to defeat and destroy the city and nation ( Lamentations 4:19 ). Paul's nephew saved him from Jewish plans to ambush him as the Roman authorities transferred him from Jerusalem to Caehysarea ( Acts 23:12-33 ; compare Acts 25:3 ).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
AMBUSH . See War.
King James Dictionary [4]
AM'BUSH, n.
1. A private or concealed station, where troops lie in wait to attack their enemy by surprise.
2. The state of lying concealed, for the purpose of attacking by surprise a lying in wait.
3. The troops posted in a concealed place for attacking by surprise.
Lay thee an ambush for the city. Joshua 8 .
AM'BUSH, To lie in wait for to surprise, by assailing unexpectedly from a concealed place.
AM'BUSH, To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise.
Nor saw the snake, that ambushed for his prey.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [5]
am´boosh ( ארב , 'ārabh , "to set an ambush"; מארב , mā'ărābh , "an ambush"): A military stratagem in which a body of men are placed in concealment to surprise an enemy unawares, or to attack a point when temporarily undefended. This stratagem was employed successfully by Joshua at Ai (Josh 8). Jeremiah calls upon the Medes to "set up a standard against the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes" ( Jeremiah 51:12 ).
