Judges 9:27

And they went out into the field, and gathered their + 9:27 Gr. vines.grapes, and trod them, and + 9:27 Gr. made ellulim, a Hebrew word. Alex. χορὺς.made merry; and they brought the grapes into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.

In Context

26And Gaal son of Jobel came, and his brethren, and passed by Sicima, and the men of Sicima trusted in him.

28And Gaal the son of Jobel said, Who is Abimelech, and who is the son of Sychem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerobaal, and is not Zebul his steward, his servant with the son of Emmor the father of Sychem? and why should we serve him?

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Cross References

Exodus 32:6And having risen early on the morrow, he + 32:6 Gr. Set upon the altar.offered whole burnt-offerings, and offered a peace-offering; and + 32:6 1 Cor. 10. 7. the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

Leviticus 24:11And the son of the Israelitish woman named THE NAME and cursed; and they brought him to Moses: and his mother's name was Salomith, daughter of Dabri of the tribe of Dan.

Judges 9:4And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith; and Abimelech hired for himself vain and cowardly men, and they went after him.

Judges 16:23And the chiefs of the Philistines met to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon, and to make merry; and they said, God has given into our hand our enemy Sampson.

Isaiah 22:12And the Lord, the Lord of hosts, called in that day for weeping, and lamentation, and + 22:12 Gr. shaving.baldness, and for girding with sackcloth:

Matthew Henry on Judges 9:23-50

Gaal's Insurrection; Gaal's Defeat. ( b. c. 1206.) 22 When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel, 23 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech: 24 That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren. 25 And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him… Read the whole commentary →

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