Judges 9:55
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
Judges 9:55 in other translations
| BSB | And when the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all went home. |
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| WEB | When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they each departed to his place. |
| ASV | And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place. |
| YLT | And the men of Israel see that Abimelech is dead, and go each one to his place; |
| DARBY | And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they went every man to his place. |
| BBE | And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they went away, every man to his place. |
| Webster | And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man to his place. |
What does Judges 9:55 mean?
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 9:55 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 9:55
- Proverbs 22:10
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
- 2 Samuel 18:16
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
- 2 Samuel 20:21-22
The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall. Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
- 1 Kings 22:35-36
And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot. And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
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- Judges 9:54
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
- Judges 9:55
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
- Judges 9:56
Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:
Judges 9:55 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y como los Israelitas vieron muerto á Abimelech, fuéronse cada uno á su casa. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et quand les hommes d’Israël virent qu’Abimélec était mort, ils s’en allèrent chacun en son lieu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und als die Männer von Israel sahen, daß Abimelech tot war, da gingen sie ein jeder an seinen Ort. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Illoque mortuo, omnes qui cum eo erant de Israël, reversi sunt in sedes suas: |