Judges 9:24
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:
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 in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
26 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.
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- BSB
- in order that the crime against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood be avenged on their brother Abimelech and on the leaders of Shechem, who had helped him murder his brothers.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother who killed them, and on the men of Shechem who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.
- ASV
- that the violence done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.
- DARBY
- that the violence [done] to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the citizens of Shechem, who had strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.
- BLB
- for the coming in of the violence [to] the seventy the sons of Jerubbaal, and to place their blood on Abimelech their brother who killed them, and on the men of Shechem who aided him in the killing of his brothers.
- ÅB
- Dette skjedde for at voldsgjerningen mot Jerubba'als sytti sønner skulle komme over Abimelek og deres blod hevnes på ham, deres bror, som hadde slått dem ihjel, og på Sikems menn, som hadde støttet ham, så han kunne slå sine brødre ihjel.
- OTB
- slik at volden gjort mot Jerubbaals sytti sønner kunne hevnes, og ansvaret for deres blod kunne legges på deres bror Abimelek, som drepte dem, og på lederne i Sikem, som hjalp ham med å myrde sine brødre.
- B1930
- Dette skjedde forat voldsgjerningen mot Jerubba'als sytti sønner skulde komme over Abimelek og deres blod hevnes på ham, deres bror, som hadde slått dem ihjel, og på Sikems menn, som hadde støttet ham, så han kunde slå sine brødre ihjel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 2:32
And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
Read in contextPsalms 7:16
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
Read in contextEsther 9:25
But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 27:25
Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Read in contextMatthew 23:34–36
Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
Read in contextJudges 9:56–57
Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:
Read in context1 Samuel 15:33
And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.
Read in contextNumbers 35:33
So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
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