Judges 9:22
When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,
Judges 9:22 in other translations
| BSB | After Abimelech had reigned over Israel for three years, |
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| WEB | Abimelech was prince over Israel three years. |
| ASV | And Abimelech was prince over Israel three years. |
| YLT | And Abimelech is prince over Israel three years, |
| DARBY | And Abimelech ruled over Israel three years. |
| BBE | So Abimelech was chief over Israel for three years. |
| Webster | When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel, |
What does Judges 9:22 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Jud 9:22-49. Gaal's Conspiracy.
22. When Abimelech had reigned three years--His reign did not, probably at first, extend beyond Shechem; but by stealthy and progressive encroachments he subjected some of the neighboring towns to his sway. None could "reign" in Israel, except by rebellious usurpation; and hence the reign of Abimelech is expressed in the original by a word signifying "despotism," not that which describes the mild and divinely authorized rule of the judge.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 9:22-29
Abimelech is seated in the throne his father refused. But how long does this glory last? Stay but three years, and see the bramble withered and burned. The prosperity of the wicked is short and fickle. The Shechemites are plagued by no other hand than Abimelech's. They raised him unjustly to the throne; they first feel the weight of his sceptre.
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Judges 9:22 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Judges 9:21
And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
- Judges 9:22
When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,
- Judges 9:23
Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
Judges 9:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y después que Abimelech hubo dominado sobre Israel tres años, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Abimélec fut prince sur Israël, trois ans. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Abimelech herrschte über Israel drei Jahre. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Regnavit itaque Abimelech super Israël tribus annis. |