Judges 9:56

Judges 9:56 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:
• New International Version (NIV)Thus God repaid the wickedness that Abimelek had done to his father by murdering his seventy brothers.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus God returned the evil of Abimelech, which he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he had done to his father by killing his seventy brothers.

Context of Judges 9:56

54He 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. 55And when the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all went home. In this way God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father in murdering his seventy brothers. 57And 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.

Judges 9:56 word by word

וַיָּ֣שֶׁב אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֵ֖ת רָעַ֣ת אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ לְאָבִ֔יו לַהֲרֹ֖ג אֶת־שִׁבְעִ֥ים אֶחָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• In this way Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• repaidשׁוּבshûb · to return: payH7725
• the wickednessרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• thatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ăbîymelek · AbimelechH40
• had doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• to his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• in murderingהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• his seventyשִׁבְעִיםshib‛îym · seventyH7657
• brothersאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251

Cross-references for Judges 9:56

• Judges 9:45And 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.
• Job 31:3Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity?
• Psalms 9:12For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
• Psalms 11:6On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
• Psalms 58:10The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
• Psalms 94:23He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
• Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
• Matthew 7:2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
• Acts 28:4When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
• Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
• Revelation 19:20But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.

Commentaries on Judges 9:56

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 56Thus God rendered, etc. - Both the fratricide Abimelech, and the unprincipled men of Shechem, had the iniquity visited upon them of which they had been guilty. Man's judgment may be avoided; but there is no escape from the judgments of God. I Have said that the fable of Jotham is the oldest, and perhaps the best, in the world; and referred for other particulars to the end of the chapter. On the general subject of fable, apologue, and parable, the reader…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 50-57Verses 50-57 The Shechemites were ruined by Abimelech; now he is reckoned with, who was their leader in villany. Evil pursues sinners, and sometimes overtakes them, when not only at ease, but triumphant. Though wickedness may prosper a while, it will not prosper always. The history of mankind, if truly told, would greatly resemble that of this chapter. The records of what are called splendid events present to us such contests for power. Such scenes…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 56-57The theological summary revisits Jotham’s fable (Judges 9:24). Abimelech lacked divine charisma, and his death due to divine vengeance brought justice to Gideon’s family. Israel’s attempt at kingship without divine guidance showed the dangers of leadership not from God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 50-5750. Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez--now Tubas--not far from Shechem.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 9:56

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Commentaries on Judges 9

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary