Judges 9:47

Translations

Modern

And when Abimelech was told that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem were gathered there,

Traditional

And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

Literal

And it was told to Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

Latin

Abimelech quoque audiens viros turris Sichimorum pariter conglobatos,

Original

Hebrew

English

And when Abimelech was told that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem were gathered there,

Notes

Judges 9:46–49

The leaders (literally lords) of Shechem, who first plotted against Abimelech, gathered in the temple of Baal-berith. The temple then burned around them. Archaeologists have confirmed this destruction at the site.

Judges 9:22–57

Theological statements in Judges 9:23–24 and 9:56–57 frame the story of the civil conflict that caused the destruction of Abimelech and Shechem. This event fulfilled the curse that Jotham declared (Judges 9:19–20).

Judges 9:1–57

Abimelech's reign marked a shift from the relative peace of the early judges (Judges 3:7–8:35) to the decline of the later years (10:1–16:31).

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Gideon Shechem