Judges 9:43
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
Cross-references
1 Samuel 11:11
Parallel
1 Samuel 11:11 also uses a three-company ambush—Saul employs the same tactic as Abimelech to defeat the Ammonites.
2 Samuel 18:2
Parallel
In 2 Samuel 18:2, David also divides his army into three companies, mirroring Abimelech's military tactic. Both commanders use the same three-group ambush strategy.