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Judges 9:55

Abimelech

53 But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull.

54 He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.

And when the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all went home.

56 In this way God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father in murdering his seventy brothers.

57 And God also brought all the wickedness of the men of Shechem back upon their own heads. So the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal came upon them.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And when the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all went home.
KJV
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
WEB
When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they each departed to his place.
ASV
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
DARBY
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they went every man to his place.
BLB
And the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, and every man departed to his place.
ÅB
Da nå Israels menn sa at Abimelek var død, gikk de hver hjem til sitt.
OTB
Da mennene i Israel så at Abimelek var død, dro de hver til sitt hjem.
B1930
Da nu Israels menn sa at Abimelek var død, gikk de hver hjem til sitt.

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 22:10

    Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.

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  • 2 Samuel 18:16

    Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.

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  • 2 Samuel 20:21–22

    That is not the case. But a man named Sheba son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him alone, and I will depart from the city.” “Look,” the woman replied, “his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”

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  • 1 Kings 22:35–36

    The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.

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