JDG 9:26 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἦλθε Γαὰλ υἱὸς Ἰωβὴλ, καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ παρῆλθον ἐν Σικίμοις, καὶ ἤλπισαν ἐν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄνδρες Σικίμων.
(Kai aʸlthe Gaʼal huios Yōbaʸl, kai hoi adelfoi autou, kai paraʸlthon en Sikimois, kai aʸlpisan en autōi hoi andres Sikimōn.)

BrTr And Gaal son of Jobel came, and his brethren, and passed by Sicima, and the men of Sicima trusted in him.

ULT Then Gaal, the son of Ebed, came with his brothers and they went over into Shechem. And the lords of Shechem trusted in him.

UST Then Gaal son of Ebed moved into the city of Shechem along with a group of men he commanded. The leaders of Shechem liked him and welcomed him.

BSB Meanwhile, Gaal son of Ebed came with his brothers and crossed into Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem put their confidence in him.

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WEBBE Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.

NET Gaal son of Ebed came through Shechem with his brothers. The leaders of Shechem transferred their loyalty to him.

LSV And Gaal son of Ebed comes—also his brothers—and they pass over into Shechem, and the masters of Shechem trust in him,

FBV Gaal, son of Ebed, had moved to Shechem with his relatives, and he gained the loyalty of the leaders of Shechem.

T4T There was a man named Gaal, the son of Ebed, who moved into Shechem city, along with his brothers. Soon the leaders of Shechem started to trust him.

LEB And Gaal son of Ebel and his relatives came, and they crossed over into Shechem, and the lords of Shechem _⌊gave him confidence_⌋.[fn]

9:26 Literally “put confidence into him”

BBE Then Gaal, the son of Ebed, came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their faith in him.

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JPS And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went on to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.

ASV And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.

DRA And Gaal the son of Obed came with his brethren, and went over to Sichem. And the inhabitants of Sichem taking courage at his coming,

YLT And Gaal son of Ebed cometh — also his brethren — and they pass over into Shechem, and the masters of Shechem trust in him,

Drby And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem; and the citizens of Shechem put confidence in him.

RV And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.
(And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren/brothers, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.)

SLT And Gaal son of Ebed will come, and his brethren, and they will pass over to Shechem: and the lords of Shechem will trust in him.

Wbstr And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.

KJB-1769 And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
(And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren/brothers, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.)

KJB-1611 And Gaal the sonne of Ebed came with his brethren, and went ouer to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And Gaal the sonne of Obed came with his brethren, and they gat them to Sichem: and the men of Sichem put their confidence in him.
(And Gaal the son of Obed came with his brethren/brothers, and they gat them to Sichem: and the men of Sichem put their confidence in him.)

Gnva Then Gaal the sonne of Ebed came with his brethren, and they went to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
(Then Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren/brothers, and they went to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.)

Cvdl But there came Gaal the sonne of Ebed and his brethren, and entred into Sichem, and the men of Sichem put their trust in him,
(But there came Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren/brothers, and entered into Sichem, and the men of Sichem put their trust in him,)

Wycl Forsothe Gaal, `the sone of Obed, cam with his britheren, and passide in to Siccima; at whos entryng the dwelleris of Sichem weren reisid, and yeden out `in to feeldis,
(For_certain/Truly Gaal, the son of Obed, came with his brethren/brothers, and passed in to Siccima; at whose entering the dwellers of Sichem were raised, and went out in to fields,)

Luth Es kam aber Gaal, der Sohn Ebeds, und seine Brüder und gingen zu Sichem ein. Und die Männer zu Sichem verließen sich auf ihn;
(It came but Gaal, the/of_the son Ebed’s, and his brothers and went to/for Sichem in. And the men to/for Sichem left/abandoned itself/yourself/themselves on/in/to him/it;)

ClVg Venit autem Gaal filius Obed cum fratribus suis, et transivit in Sichimam. Ad cujus adventum erecti habitatores Sichem,
(He_came however Gaal son Obed when/with brothers to_his_own, and he_passed in/into/on Shechem. To whose arrival erect the_inhabitants Sichem,)

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Abimelech Seizes Power

Judges 9

Virtually every account in the book of Judges paints this formative period in Israel’s history as a very dark, brutal time when everyone did what was right in their own eyes (Judges 17:6; 21:25). The story of Abimelech’s rise to power is no exception. Judges 6-8 recounts the heroic deeds of Gideon, a Manassite from the clan of Abiezer who rescued the Israelites from the Midianites. After Gideon’s victory, he returned to his hometown of Ophrah, and Israel enjoyed peace for the rest of his lifetime. But Gideon also left a legacy of idolatry by him, by his family, and by many Israelites. Gideon had many wives and seventy sons, as well as a concubine in Shechem who gave birth to another son named Abimelech (Judges 8:29-32). It appears that when Abimelech grew up, he settled in Arumah, (Judges 9:31), just outside Manassite territory in the tribal allotment of Ephraim (Joshua 16-17; see “Poster Map of the Tribe of Manasseh (West) and Its Surroundings, circa 1200 B.C.” map). Perhaps this move to non-Manassite territory reflected Abimelech’s lack of a legitimate heritage from his Manassite father. Later, Abimelech visited his relatives in Shechem and convinced them to persuade the leaders of Shechem to make him ruler over the city. To ensure that none of his seventy brothers, who were legitimate heirs to Gideon, challenged his authority, Abimelech went to Ophrah and killed all but one of them. The only brother to escape was Jotham, the youngest, and he went to the top of Mount Gerizim and warned them against betraying Gideon by making Abimelech king. Then he fled to the town of Beer, perhaps the same as Beeroth near the town of Gibeon. After three years, however, the leaders of Shechem began to grow dissatisfied with Abimelech as their king, and a man named Gaal offered to rule in place of him. Abimelech’s ally Zebul, who was one of the leaders of Shechem, went to Arumah and told Abimelech what Gaal was planning to do. So Gideon and his men split up into four groups and secretly surrounded the city at night. Then they attacked Gaal’s men, and Gaal’s men retreated into Shechem. Zebul drove them back out into the fields, and Abimelech’s men defeated them and captured the city. Some of the leaders of Shechem fled into the temple of El-berith (or Baal-berith), but Abimelech and his men cut down branches from Mount Zalmon (likely Mount Ebal just north of Shechem) and set fire to the temple, killing about 1000 people inside. Then Abimelech and his men went to Thebez and attacked the city. Many of the citizens took refuge inside a strong tower in the town, and Abimelech prepared to set fire to the entrance. But a woman on the roof dropped a millstone on his head, crushing his skull, so Abimelech commanded his armor bearer to kill him.

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Abimelech Seizes Power