Judges 9:46
And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
Judges 9:46 in other translations
| BSB | On hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith. |
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| WEB | When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith. |
| ASV | And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith. |
| YLT | And all the masters of the tower of Shechem hear, and go in unto the high place of the house of the god Berith, |
| DARBY | And all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, and they entered into the stronghold of the house of thegod Berith. |
| BBE | Then all the townsmen of the tower of Shechem, hearing of it, went into the inner room of the house of El-berith. |
| Webster | And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into a hold of the house of the god Berith. |
What does Judges 9:46 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
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 9:46 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 9:46
- Judges 8:33
And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal–berith their god.
- Psalms 115:8
They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
- Judges 9:4
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.
- Isaiah 37:38
And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar–haddon his son reigned in his stead.
- Judges 9:27
And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
- Isaiah 28:15-18
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
- 2 Kings 1:2-4
And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease. But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron? Now therefore thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.
- 1 Kings 8:26
And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
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Context
- Judges 9:45
And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
- Judges 9:46
And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
- Judges 9:47
And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
Judges 9:46 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Como oyeron esto todos los que estaban en la torre de Sichêm, entráronse en la fortaleza del templo del dios Berith. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et tous les hommes de la tour de Sichem apprirent cela, et ils entrèrent dans le donjon de la maison du dieu Berith. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und alle Bewohner des Turmes von Sichem hörten es, und sie gingen in die Burg des Hauses des Gottes Berith. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quod cum audissent qui habitabant in turre Sichimorum, ingressi sunt fanum dei sui Berith, ubi fœdus cum eo pepigerant, et ex eo locus nomen acceperat: qui erat munitus valde. |