Judges 8 · Verse 31

Judges 8:31

And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
Judges 8:31, King James Version

Judges 8:31 in other translations

BSBHis concubine, who dwelt in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
WEBHis concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
ASVAnd his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.
YLTand his concubine, who is in Shechem, hath born to him--even she--a son, and he appointeth his name Abimelech.
DARBYAnd his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he gave him the name of Abimelech.
BBEAnd the servant-wife he had in Shechem had a son by him, to whom he gave the name Abimelech.
WebsterAnd his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.

What does Judges 8:31 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 31 His concubine - A lawful but secondary wife, whose children could not inherit. Whose name he called Abimelech - That is, my father is king, or my father hath reigned. This name was doubtless given by the mother, and so it should be understood here; she wished to raise her son to the supreme government, and therefore gave him a name which might serve to stimulate him to seek that which she hoped he should enjoy in his father's right. See the following chapter, Judges 9 (note).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 8:29-35

As soon as Gideon was dead, who kept the people to the worship of the God of Israel, they found themselves under no restraint; then they went after Baalim, and showed no kindness to the family of Gideon. No wonder if those who forget their God, forget their friends. Yet conscious of our own ingratitude to the Lord, and observing that of mankind in general, we should learn to be patient under any unkind returns we…

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Judges 8:31 in the original Hebrew

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וּפִֽילַגְשׁוֹ֙u.fi.lag.Shoand concubine hisH6370
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH834
בִּשְׁכֶ֔םbish.Khem[was] in ShechemH7927
יָֽלְדָה\־Yal.dah-she boreH3205
לּ֥וֹloto <the> him
גַם\־gam-alsoH1571
הִ֖יאhi'sheH1931
בֵּ֑ןBena sonH1121
וַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he madeH7760
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname hisH8034
אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ\׃'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelechH40

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 8:31

  • Judges 9:18

    And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)

  • Genesis 16:15

    And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

  • Judges 9:1-5

    And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying, Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh. And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother. And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal–berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him. …

  • Genesis 22:24

    And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.

  • Genesis 20:2

    And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
concubine.
9:1-5; Ge 16:15; 22:24
called. Heb. set. Abimelech.
9:18; Ge 20:2

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Context

  • Judges 8:30

    And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

  • Judges 8:31

    And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.

  • Judges 8:32

    And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi–ezrites.

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Judges 8:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y su concubina que estaba en Sichêm, también le parió un hijo; y púsole por nombre Abimelech.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et sa concubine qui était à Sichem, elle aussi, lui enfanta un fils; et il lui donna le nom d’Abimélec.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sein Kebsweib, das zu Sichem war, auch sie gebar ihm einen Sohn; und er gab ihm den Namen Abimelech.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Concubina autem illius, quam habebat in Sichem, genuit ei filium nomine Abimelech.