Judges 9:47
“And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.”
Judges 9:47 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Abimelech also hearing that the men of the tower of Sichem were gathered together,
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
- DARBYDarby
- Abim'elech was told that all the people of the Tower of Shechem were gathered together.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- It was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and it is declared to Abimelech that all the masters of the tower of Shechem have gathered themselves together,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Abimelech was informed that all the men of the tower of Shechem had gathered together.
Context: Judges 9
45And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
46And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
47And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
48And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.
49And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
About Judges 9: Abimelech's Ambition
Abimelech, one of Gideon's sons, becomes king and kills his brothers to consolidate power.
Commentary
Judges chapter 9 is a narrative of the events that took place after the death of Gideon. After Gideon's death, the Israelites turned away from the Lord and began to worship the false gods of the Canaanites. This led to a civil war between the tribes of Israel. Abimelech, the son of Gideon, wanted to become king of Israel and sought the help of the Shechemites to accomplish this. The Shechemites agreed to help Abimelech and he was made king.