Judges 9:50

Judges 9:50 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
• New International Version (NIV)Next Abimelek went to Thebez and besieged it and captured it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Abimelech went to Thebez and encamped against Thebez and captured it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and he encamped against Thebez and took it.

Context of Judges 9:50

48He took all his men up to Mount Zalmon. He used an axe to cut some branches off a tree. He put the branches on his shoulders. Then he said to his men, ‘Be quick! Do the same thing as you have seen me do!’ 49So all the men cut branches and they followed Abimelech. They put the branches around the strong building. Then they brought fire to burn down the building. There were about 1,000 men and women in the tower of Shechem. They all died in the fire. Then Abimelech and his men went to Thebez. They made their camp around the city to attack it. 51There was a strong tower in the middle of the city. All the leaders of the city, as well as all the men and women, ran there to hide. They locked the door. They went up onto the roof of the tower. 52Abimelech and his men came to attack the tower. Abimelech went near to the door of the tower, to put a fire there.

Judges 9:50 word by word

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל־תֵּבֵ֑ץ וַיִּ֥חַן בְּתֵבֵ֖ץ וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ăbîymelek · AbimelechH40
• to Thebezתֵּבֵץtêbêts · ThebezH8405
• and encampedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• and tookלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920

Commentaries on Judges 9:50

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 50The men of Thebez (modern Tubas) had, doubtless, joined the Shechemites in their rebellion against Abimelech.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. 50Thebez was a fortress located a few miles northeast of Shechem. Abimelech was likely trying to take back Thebez, but he might have been attempting to capture it for the first time.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 9:50

• Judge
• Thebez

In the dictionaries

• Abimelech
• City
• Deserving
• Incline
• Merry
• Middle
• Mouth
• Parable
• Thebez
• Abdon (1)

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