JDG 9:49 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἔκοψαν καί γε ἀνὴρ κλάδον πᾶς ἀνὴρ, καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ὀπίσω Ἀβιμέλεχ, καὶ ἐπέθηκαν ἐπὶ τὴν συνέλευσιν, καὶ ἐνεπύρισαν ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς τὴν συνέλευσιν ἐν πυρί· καὶ ἀπέθανον καί γε πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες πύργου Σικίμων, ὡσεὶ χίλιοι ἄνδρες καὶ γυναῖκες.
(Kai ekopsan kai ge anaʸr kladon pas anaʸr, kai eporeuthaʸsan opisō Abimeleⱪ, kai epethaʸkan epi taʸn suneleusin, kai enepurisan epʼ autous taʸn suneleusin en puri; kai apethanon kai ge pantes hoi andres purgou Sikimōn, hōsei ⱪilioi andres kai gunaikes.)

BrTr And they cut down likewise even every man a branch, and went after Abimelech, and laid them against the place of gathering, and burnt the place of gathering over them with fire; and they died, even all the men of the tower of Sicima, about a thousand men and women.

ULT So all the people also cut, a man a branch, and they went after Abimelech. And they set, them against the citadel, and they burned the citadel upon them with fire. So all of the men of the tower of Shechem also died, about 1,000 men and women.

UST So each one of the soldiers also cut a branch, and they carried them down the mountain, following Abimelech. They went to the fortress and piled the branches against its walls. Then they set the branches on fire. About 1,000 men and women were inside the tower near Shechem. The fire burned up the fortress and killed all of them too.

BSB & MSB So each man also cut his own branch and followed Abimelech. Then they piled [the branches] against the inner chamber and set [it] on fire above them, killing everyone in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women.

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WEBBE & WMBB All the people likewise each cut down his bough, followed Abimelech, and put them at the base of the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire over them, so that all the people of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

NET So each of his men also cut off a branch and followed Abimelech. They put the branches against the stronghold and set fire to it. All the people of the Tower of Shechem died – about a thousand men and women.

LSV And every one of the people cuts down his bough and goes after Abimelech, and sets [them] at the high place, and burns the high place with fire by these, and also all the men of the Tower of Shechem die—about one thousand men and women.

FBV Each of them cut down a branch and followed Abimelech. They placed the branches against the strongroom and set it on fire. So all the people who lived in the tower of Shechem died, around one thousand men and women.

T4T So his men all cut branches then carried them down the mountain, following Abimelech. They went to the fortress and piled the branches against its walls. Then they kindled a fire, and the fire burned down the fortress and killed all the people who were inside. So all the people who were inside the fortress—about 1,000 men and women—died.

LEB So the whole army cut down each one branch for himself and followed Abimelech, and they put them against the vault[fn] and set the vault ablaze with fire on those inside, so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died, about a thousand men and women.

9:49 Or “cellar”

BBE So all the people got branches, every man cutting down a branch, and they went with Abimelech at their head and, massing the branches against the inner room, put fire to the room over them; so all those who were in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women, were burned to death with it.

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JPS 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.

ASV And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

DRA So they cut down boughs from the trees, every man as fast as he could, and followed their leader. And surrounding the fort they set it on fire: and so it came to pass that with the smoke and with the fire a thousand persons were killed, men and women together, of the inhabitants of the tower of Sichem.

YLT And all the people also cut down each one his bough, and go after Abimelech, and set [them] at the high place, and burn by these the high place with fire, and also all the men of the tower of Shechem die, about a thousand men and women.

Drby And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and they followed Abimelech, and put [them] to the hold, and burned the hold with fire upon them. And all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

RV 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.

SLT And also all the people will cut each a bough, and will go after Abimelech, and they will put upon the tower, and will set the tower on fire upon them, and all the men of the tower of Shechem will die; about a thousand men and women.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 And all the people likewise cut downe euery man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the holde, and set the holde on fire vpon them: so that all the men of the towre of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And al the men that were among the people, cut downe bowes, and folowed Abimelech, and put them into the hold, and set the holde a fire by them: so that al the men of the towre of Sichem died also, vpon a thousande men & women.
(And all the men that were among the people, cut down bows, and followed Abimelech, and put them into the hold, and set the hold a fire by them: so that all the men of the tower of Sichem died also, upon a thousand men and women.)

Gnva Then all the people also cut downe euery man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the holde, and set the holde on fire with them: so all the men of the towre of Shechem dyed also, about a thousand men and women.
(Then all the people also cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire with them: so all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.)

Cvdl Then all the people hewed downe euery one a brauch, and folowed Abimelech: and they layed them to the holde, and set fyre vpon them agaynst them and the holde: and all the men of the tower of Sichem dyed thorow the smoke and fyre, vpon a thousande men and wemen.
(Then all the people hewed down every one a branch, and followed Abimelech: and they laid them to the hold, and set fire upon them against them and the hold: and all the men of the tower of Sichem died through the smoke and fire, upon a thousand men and women.)

Wycl Therfor with strijf thei kittiden doun bowis of the trees, and sueden the duyk; whiche cumpassiden and brenten `the tour; and so it was doon, that with smooke and fier a thousynde of men weren slayn, men togidere and wymmen, of the dwelleris of the tour of Sichem.
(Therefore with strife they cut down boughs of the trees, and followed the duke; which compassed/surrounded and burnt the tour; and so it was done, that with smoke and fire a thousand of men were slain/killed, men together and women, of the dwellers of the tour of Sichem.)

Luth Da hieb alles Volk ein jeglicher einen Ast ab und folgten Abimelech nach; und legten sie an die Festung und steckten sie mit Feuer an, daß auch alle Männer des Turms zu Sichem starben, bei tausend Mann und Weib.
(So cut(v) all/everything people a any/each a branch ab and followed Abimelech after; and laid they/she/them at/to the fortress and is they/she/them with fire(n) to/along, that also all men the towers to/for Sichem died, at/in thousand man and woman.)

ClVg Igitur certatim ramos de arboribus præcidentes, sequebantur ducem. Qui circumdantes præsidium, succenderunt: atque ita factum est, ut fumo et igne mille homines necarentur, viri pariter et mulieres, habitatorum turris Sichem.
(Therefore with_rivalry branches from/about trees preceding, they_followed leader. Who surrounding guard, they_lit: and_yet so/thus done it_is, as smoke and with_fire a_thousand people/men they_would_be_killed, men as_well and women, inhabitants tower 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