Judges 9:46

And all the masters of the Tower of Shechem hear, and go into the high place of the house of the god Berith,

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.

In Context

45and Abimelech has fought against the city all that day, and captures the city, and has slain the people who [are] in it, and he breaks down the city, and sows it [with] salt.

47and it is declared to Abimelech that all the masters of the Tower of Shechem have gathered themselves together,

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Cross References

Joshua 10:18And Joshua says, “Roll great stones to the mouth of the cave, and appoint men over it to watch them;

Judges 9:4and they give seventy [pieces] of silver out of the house of Ba‘al-Berith to him, and Abimelech hires vain and unstable men with them, and they go after him;

1 Kings 8:26And now, O God of Israel, please let Your word be established which You have spoken to Your servant, my father David.

Psalms 115:8Nor do they mutter through their throat, || Their makers are like them, || Everyone who is trusting in them.

Isaiah 37:38And it comes to pass, he is bowing himself in the house of his god Nisroch, and his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer have struck him with the sword, and they have escaped to the land of Ararat, and his son Esar-Haddon reigns in his stead.

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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