Judges 9:51
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
Judges 9:51 in other translations
| BSB | But there was a strong tower inside the city, and all the men, women, and leaders of the city fled there. They locked themselves in and went up to the roof of the tower. |
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| WEB | But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the men and women of the city fled there, and shut themselves in, and went up to the roof of the tower. |
| ASV | But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and gat them up to the roof of the tower. |
| YLT | and a strong tower hath been in the midst of the city, and thither flee do all the men and the women, and all the masters of the city, and they shut it behind them, and go up on the roof of the tower. |
| DARBY | But there was a strong tower in the midst of the city, and thither fled all the men and women, all the citizens of the city; and they shut it behind them, and went up to the roof of the tower. |
| BBE | But in the middle of the town there was a strong tower, to which all the men and women of the town went in flight and, shutting themselves in, went up to the roof of the tower. |
| Webster | But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it after them, and ascended to the top of the tower. |
What does Judges 9:51 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 9:51-53
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 9:50-57
The Shechemites were ruined by Abimelech; now he is reckoned with, who was their leader in villany. Evil pursues sinners, and sometimes overtakes them, when not only at ease, but triumphant. Though wickedness may prosper a while, it will not prosper always. The history of mankind, if truly told, would greatly resemble that of this chapter. The records of what are called splendid events present to us such contests…
Judges 9:51 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Judges 9:50
Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
- Judges 9:51
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
- Judges 9:52
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
Judges 9:51 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | En medio de aquella ciudad había una torre fuerte, á la cual se retiraron todos los hombres y mujeres, y todos los señores de la ciudad; y cerrando tras sí las puertas, subiéronse al piso alto de la torre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il y avait une tour forte au milieu de la ville; et tous les hommes et toutes les femmes s’y enfuirent, tous les hommes de la ville; et ils fermèrent derrière eux, et montèrent sur le toit de la tour. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Es war aber ein starker Turm mitten in der Stadt, und dahin flohen alle Männer und Weiber, alle Bürger der Stadt; und sie schlossen hinter sich zu und stiegen auf das Dach des Turmes. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Erat autem turris excelsa in media civitate, ad quam confugerant simul viri ac mulieres, et omnes principes civitatis, clausa firmissime janua, et super turris tectum stantes per propugnacula. |