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 9:52 in other translations
| BSB | When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire. |
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| WEB | Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. |
| ASV | And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. |
| YLT | And Abimelech cometh unto the tower, and fighteth against it, and draweth nigh unto the opening of the tower to burn it with fire, |
| DARBY | And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and he drew near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire; |
| BBE | And Abimelech came to the tower and made an attack on it, and got near to the door of the tower for the purpose of firing it. |
| Webster | And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. |
What does Judges 9:52 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 9:51-53
51-53. all the men and women, ... gat them up to the top of the tower--The Canaanite forts were generally mountain fastnesses or keeps, and they often had a strong tower which served as a last refuge. The Assyrian bas-reliefs afford counterparts of the scene here described so vivid and exact, that we might almost suppose them to be representations of the same historic events. The besieged city--the strong tower…
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 9:52 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 9:52
- 2 Kings 15:16
Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.
- Judges 9:48-49
And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done. And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
- 2 Kings 14:10
Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
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Context
- 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 9:53
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.
Judges 9:52 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y vino Abimelech á la torre, y combatiéndola, llegóse á la puerta de la torre para pegarle fuego. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Abimélec vint jusqu’à la tour, et l’attaqua; et il s’avança jusqu’à l’entrée de la tour pour la brûler par le feu; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Abimelech kam an den Turm und stritt wider ihn; und er nahte zum Eingang des Turmes, um ihn mit Feuer zu verbrennen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Accedensque Abimelech juxta turrim, pugnabat fortiter: et appropinquans ostio, ignem supponere nitebatur: |