Judges 9:46 On hearing this, the citizens in the tower of Shechem went into the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.

Judges 9:46

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New International Version (©1984)
On hearing this, the citizens in the tower of Shechem went into the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.

New Living Translation (©2007)
When the leading citizens who lived in the tower of Shechem heard what had happened, they ran and hid in the temple of Baal-berith.

English Standard Version (©2001)
When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El-berith.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
When all the leaders of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
All the citizens of Shechem's Tower heard about it and went into the basement of the temple of El Berith.

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

American 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.

American Standard Version
And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.

Bible in Basic English
Then all the townsmen of the tower of Shechem, hearing of it, went into the inner room of the house of El-berith.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they who dwelt in the tower of Sichem had heard this, they went into the temple of their god Berith where they had made a covenant with him, and from thence the place had taken its name, and it was exceeding strong.

Darby Bible Translation
When all the people of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El-be'rith.

English Revised Version
And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the hold of the house of El-berith.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into a hold of the house of the god Berith.

World English Bible
When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.

Young's Literal Translation
And all the masters of the tower of Shechem hear, and go in unto the high place of the house of the god Berith,

Geneva Study Bible

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

(p) That is, of Baniberith, as Jud 8:33.

9:46 The tower - A strong place belonging to the city of Shechem, made for its defence without the city. Berith - Or, Baal - berith, ver.4. Hither they fled out of the town belonging to it, fearing the same event with Shechem; and here they thought to be secure; partly by the strength of the place, partly by the religion of it, thinking that either their god would protect them there, or that Abimelech would spare them out of pity to that god.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

9:30-49 Abimelech intended to punish the Schechemites for slighting him now, but God punished them for their serving him formerly in the murder of Gideon's sons. When God uses men as instruments in his hand to do his work, he means one thing, and they another. That, which they hoped would have been for their welfare, proved a snare and a trap, as those will certainly find, who run to idols for shelter; such will prove a refuge of lies.

Judges 8:33 Then it came about, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the sons of Israel again played the harlot with the Baals, and made Baal-berith their god. (NASB ©1995)

Berith Chamber Citizens Elberith El-berith El-be'rith Entered Hearing Hold Inner Leaders Masters Room Shechem Stronghold Temple Thereof Tower Townsmen

Berith Chamber Citizens Entered Hear Heard Hearing High Hold House Inner Leaders Masters Room Shechem Stronghold Temple Thereof Tower Townsmen

Berith Chamber Citizens Entered Hear Heard Hearing High Hold House Inner Leaders Masters Room Shechem Stronghold Temple Thereof Tower Townsmen

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

an hold Jud 9:4,27 8:33 1Ki 8:26 2Ki 1:2-4 Ps 115:8 Isa 28:15-18 37:38

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