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Judges 9

Judges 9:52

Abimelech’s Punishment · Judges 9:50–57
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Translations

Modern
When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire.
Traditional
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
Literal
And Abimelech came as far as the tower and fought against it, and he drew near the door of the tower to burn it with the fire.
Latin
Accedensque Abimelech juxta turrim, pugnabat fortiter: et appropinquans ostio, ignem supponere nitebatur:

Original

Hebrew
English
When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire.

Notes

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).

Theme notes and profiles

Gideon Shechem

Events

People

Abimelech: Son of Gideon, self-proclaimed king of Shechem

Glossary

Citadel Curse, Cursed Judges, Book of Shechem (Place) Thebez Warfare

Topics

Judge: Abimelech Judgments: Upon Abimelech Thebez: A City, at Which Abimelech Was Killed While Besieging