JDG 9:34 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἀνέστη Ἀβιμέλεχ καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς μετʼ αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς, καὶ ἐνήδρευσαν ἐπὶ Συχὲμ τέτρασιν ἀρχαῖς.
(Kai anestaʸ Abimeleⱪ kai pas ho laos metʼ autou nuktos, kai enaʸdreusan epi Suⱪem tetrasin arⱪais.)

BrTr And Abimelech and all the people with him rose up by night, and formed an ambuscade against Sychem in four companies.

ULT So Abimelech and all of the people who, were with him arose, at night, and they ambushed against Shechem, in four companies.

UST So Abimelech and all of his troops got up during the night. They divided into four groups and hid in the fields near Shechem.

BSB & MSB So Abimelech and all his troops set out by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.

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WEBBE & WMBB Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

NET So Abimelech and all his men came up at night and set an ambush outside Shechem – they divided into four units.

LSV And Abimelech rises, and all the people who [are] with him, by night, and they lay wait against Shechem—four detachments;

FBV Abimelech left at night along with his army, and they separated into four companies that lay in wait near Shechem.

T4T So Abimelech and all the men who were with him got up during the night. They divided into four groups, and hid in the fields near Shechem.

LEB So Abimelech and all the army that was with him got up by night, and they lay in ambush against Shechem in four divisions.[fn]

9:34 Or “companies”

BBE So Abimelech and the people with him got up by night, in four bands, to make a surprise attack on Shechem.

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JPS And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.

ASV And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

DRA Abimelech therefore arose with all his army by night, and laid ambushes near Sichem in four places.

YLT And Abimelech riseth, and all the people who [are] with him, by night, and they lay wait against Shechem — four detachments;

Drby And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they lay in ambush against Shechem in four companies.

RV And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

SLT And Abimelech will rise, and all the people which are with him, by night, and they will lie in wait against Shechem in four heads.

Wbstr And Abimelech rose, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

KJB-1769 ¶ And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

KJB-1611 ¶ And Abimelech rose vp, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in foure companies.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And Abimelech rose vp, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they layde awayte against Sichem in foure companies.
(And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid await against Sichem in four companies.)

Gnva So Abimelech rose vp, and all the people that were with him by night: and they lay in wayte against Shechem in foure bandes.
(So Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him by night: and they lay in wait against Shechem in four bands.)

Cvdl Abimelech stode vp by night, and all the people that was with him, and layed wayte for Sichem with foure companies of men of warre.
(Abimelech stood up by night, and all the people that was with him, and laid wait for Sichem with four companies of men of war.)

Wycl Therfor Abymelech roos with al his oost bi nyyt, and settide buyschementis bisidis Siccimam, in foure placis.
(Therefore Abimelech rose with all his host/army by night, and set ambushes besides Shechem, in four places.)

Luth Abimelech stund auf bei der Nacht und alles Volk, das bei ihm war, und hielt auf Sichem mit vier Haufen.
(Abimelech stood on/in/to at/in the/of_the night and all/everything people, the at/in him was, and held/kept on/in/to Sichem with four heap/pile(n).)

ClVg Surrexit itaque Abimelech cum omni exercitu suo nocte, et tetendit insidias juxta Sichimam in quatuor locis.
(He_rose/got_up therefore Abimelech when/with all army his_own at_night, and he_felt ambush next_to Shechem in/into/on four places.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יָּ֧קָם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_rose_up ʼAⱱīmelek and=all the,people which/who with=him/it night and,they_lay_in_wait on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Shekem four heads )

See how you translated the similar expression in [9:32](../09/32.md). Alternate translation: [So … got going]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יֶּאֶרְב֣וּ עַל־שְׁכֶ֔ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_rose_up ʼAⱱīmelek and=all the,people which/who with=him/it night and,they_lay_in_wait on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Shekem four heads )

The verb translated as ambushed here is the same one that was translated as “ambushers” in [9:25](../09/25.md) and as “hide” in [9:32](../09/32.md). Abimelech and his troops followed Zebul’s advice to hide so that they could not be seen and so that they could launch a surprise attack in the morning. Alternate translation: [and they set up an ambush against Shechem]

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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