Judges 9:41
And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
Judges 9:41 in other translations
| BSB | Abimelech stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem. |
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| WEB | Abimelech lived at Arumah; and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, that they should not dwell in Shechem. |
| ASV | And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem. |
| YLT | And Abimelech abideth in Arumah, and Zebul casteth out Gaal and his brethren from dwelling in Shechem. |
| DARBY | And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah. And Zebul drove out Gaal and his brethren, that they might not dwell in Shechem. |
| BBE | Then Abimelech went back to Arumah; and Zebul sent Gaal and his brothers away and would not let them go on living in Shechem. |
| Webster | And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem. |
What does Judges 9:41 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 9:41 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 9:41
- Judges 9:30
And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
- Judges 9:28
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
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Context
- 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 9:42
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
Judges 9:41 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Abimelech se quedó en Aruma; y Zebul echó fuera á Gaal y á sus hermanos, para que no morasen en Sichêm. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Abimélec resta à Aruma; et Zebul chassa Gaal et ses frères, de sorte qu’ils ne demeurèrent plus à Sichem. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Abimelech blieb zu Aruma; und Sebul vertrieb Gaal und seine Brüder, so daß sie nicht mehr in Sichem blieben. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et Abimelech sedit in Ruma: Zebul autem Gaal et socios ejus expulit de urbe, nec in ea passus est commorari. |