Judges 8:31

Judges 8:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
• New International Version (NIV)His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelek.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.

Context of Judges 8:31

29and he—Jerubbaal son of Joash—returned home and settled down. 30Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives. His concubine, who dwelt in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech. 32Later, Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. 33And as soon as Gideon was dead, the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the Baals, and they set up Baal-berith as their god.

Judges 8:31 word by word

וּפִֽילַגְשׁוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּשְׁכֶ֔ם יָֽלְדָה־לּ֥וֹ גַם־הִ֖יא בֵּ֑ן וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

• His concubineפִּלֶ֫גֶשׁpîylegesh pilegesh · concubineH6370
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• in Shechemשְׁכֶםshekem · ShechemH7927
• alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• alsoהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• boreיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and he namedשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• himשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ăbîymelek · AbimelechH40

Cross-references for Judges 8:31

• Judges 9:1Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,
• Genesis 16:15And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.
• Genesis 22:24Moreover, Nahor’s concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
• Judges 9:18but you have risen up against my father’s house this day and killed his seventy sons on a single stone, and you have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem because he is your brother—
• Genesis 20:2Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.

Commentaries on Judges 8:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31His concubine - A lawful but secondary wife, whose children could not inherit. Whose name he called Abimelech - That is, my father is king, or my father hath reigned. This name was doubtless given by the mother, and so it should be understood here; she wished to raise her son to the supreme government, and therefore gave him a name which might serve to stimulate him to seek that which she hoped he should enjoy in his father's right. See the following…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Abimelech‘s mother was not reckoned among the wives, being, probably, one of the Canaanite population in Shechem Judges 9:28: neither was Abimelech himself reckoned with the 70 other sons of Jerubbaal (Judges 9:24. Compare Judges 11:1-2).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-35Verses 29-35 As soon as Gideon was dead, who kept the people to the worship of the God of Israel, they found themselves under no restraint; then they went after Baalim, and showed no kindness to the family of Gideon. No wonder if those who forget their God, forget their friends. Yet conscious of our own ingratitude to the Lord, and observing that of mankind in general, we should learn to be patient under any unkind returns we meet with for our poor…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31concubine: Refer to the study note on Judges 19:1.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 8:31

• Abimelech
• Concubinage
• Joash
• Shechem

In the dictionaries

• Abimelech
• Shechem
• Gideon
• Request
• Resemble
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• Israel, History of
• Judges, Book of

Commentaries on Judges 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings