Judges 9:40
And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.
Judges 9:40 in other translations
| BSB | but Abimelech pursued him, and Gaal fled before him. And many Shechemites fell wounded all the way to the entrance of the gate. |
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| WEB | Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many fell wounded, even to the entrance of the gate. |
| ASV | And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, even unto the entrance of the gate. |
| YLT | and Abimelech pursueth him, and he fleeth from his presence, and many fall wounded--unto the opening of the gate. |
| DARBY | And Abimelech pursued him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, as far as the entrance of the gate. |
| BBE | And Abimelech went after him and he went in flight before him; and a great number were falling by the sword all the way up to the town. |
| Webster | And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even to the entrance of the gate. |
What does Judges 9:40 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 9:28-45
28-45. would to God this people were under my hand--He seems to have been a boastful, impudent, and cowardly person, totally unfit to be a leader in a revolutionary crisis. The consequence was that he allowed himself to be drawn into an ambush, was defeated, the city of Shechem destroyed and strewn with salt. The people took refuge in the stronghold, which was set on fire, and all in it perished.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 9:30-49
Abimelech intended to punish the Schechemites for slighting him now, but God punished them for their serving him formerly in the murder of Gideon's sons. When God uses men as instruments in his hand to do his work, he means one thing, and they another. That, which they hoped would have been for their welfare, proved a snare and a trap, as those will certainly find, who run to idols for shelter; such will prove a…
Judges 9:40 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 9:40
- 1 Kings 20:30
But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Ben–hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.
- 1 Kings 20:18-21
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive. So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them. And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben–hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen. And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
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1Ki 20:18-21,30
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Context
- Judges 9:39
And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
- Judges 9:40
And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.
- Judges 9:41
And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
Judges 9:40 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas persiguiólo Abimelech, delante del cual él huyó; y cayeron heridos muchos hasta la entrada de la puerta. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Abimélec le poursuivit, et il s’enfuit devant lui, et un grand nombre tombèrent tués jusqu’à l’entrée de la porte. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Abimelech jagte ihm nach, und er floh vor ihm; und es fielen viele Erschlagene bis an den Eingang des Tores. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | qui persecutus est eum fugientem, et in urbem compulit: cecideruntque ex parte ejus plurimi, usque ad portam civitatis. |