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Judges 9:57

GideonJothamShechem

55 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.

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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BSB
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.
KJV
And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
WEB
and God repaid all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads; and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came on them.
ASV
and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God requite upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
DARBY
And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render back upon their heads; and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
BLB
And all the evil of the men of Shechem God returned on their own heads, and came upon them the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal.
ÅB
Og all den ondskap som Sikems menn hadde gjort, lot Gud komme tilbake over deres hode, og Jotams, Jerubba'als sønns forbannelse rammet dem.
[^1]: Sikems borg, DMR 9, 46.
[^2]: JOS 24, 25. 26.
[^3]: 1MO 34, 2.
[^4]: d.s.s. Ba'al-Berit; se DMR 9, 4.
OTB
Gud vendte også all ondskapen til mennene i Sikem tilbake på deres hoder, og Jotams, sønn av Jerubbaal, forbannelse kom over dem.
B1930
Og all den ondskap som Sikems menn hadde gjort, lot Gud komme tilbake over deres hode, og Jotams, Jerubba'als sønns forbannelse rammet dem.

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  • Judges 9:20

    But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire come from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo and consume Abimelech.”

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  • 1 Kings 16:34

    In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.

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  • Joshua 6:26

    At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”

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  • Judges 9:45

    And all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt.

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