Judges 9:54

Judges 9:54 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
• New International Version (NIV)Hurriedly he called to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and kill me, so that they can’t say, ‘A woman killed him.’ ” So his servant ran him through, and he died.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he called quickly to the young man his armor-bearer and said to him, "Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, 'A woman killed him.'" And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he called quickly to the young man, his armorbearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest men say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’ ” So his young man thrust him through, and he died.

Context of Judges 9:54

52Abimelech and his men came to attack the tower. Abimelech went near to the door of the tower, to put a fire there. 53A woman on the roof dropped a heavy rock down on his head. It broke Abimelech's skull. Abimelech quickly said to the young man who carried his weapons, ‘Take hold of your sword and kill me! I do not want people to say that a woman killed me!’ So the young man killed him with his sword. 55When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they went home. 56That was how God punished Abimelech. He had done an evil thing against his father when he killed his 70 brothers.

Judges 9:54 word by word

וַיִּקְרָ֨א מְהֵרָ֜ה אֶל־הַנַּ֣עַר׀ נֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֗יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ שְׁלֹ֤ף חַרְבְּךָ֙ וּמ֣וֹתְתֵ֔נִי פֶּן־יֹ֥אמְרוּ לִ֖י אִשָּׁ֣ה הֲרָגָ֑תְהוּ וַיִּדְקְרֵ֥הוּ נַעֲר֖וֹ וַיָּמֹֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then he calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• hastilyמְהֵרָהmehêrâh · hasteH4120
• unto the young manנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• his armourbearerכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• his armourbearerנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearing(armour)H5375
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, Drawשָׁלַףshâlaph · to drawH8025
• thy swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• and slayמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• not of me, A womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• slewהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• thrust him throughדָּקַרdâqar · to pierceH1856

Cross-references for Judges 9:54

• 1 Samuel 31:4He said to the young man who carried his armour, ‘Kill me now with your sword. I do not want these foreign men to be cruel to me as they kill me.’ But the young man would not agree to kill Saul because he was too afraid. So Saul took his own sword and he threw himself onto it so that he died.

Commentaries on Judges 9:54

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 54Draw thy sword, and slay me - It was a disgrace to be killed by a woman; on this account, Seneca the tragedian deplores the death of Hercules: - O turpe fatum! femina Herculeae necis Autor feritur. Herc. Oetaeus, ver. 1177. "O dishonorable fate! a woman is reported to have been author of the death of Hercules." Abimelech was also afraid that if he fell thus mortally wounded into the hands of his enemies they might treat him with cruelty and insult.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. 54-55It was considered shameful to die at the hands of a woman or a child (see study note on Judges 8:20–21). Abimelech did not receive a peace agreement or burial notice because his rule was not legitimate.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 9:54

• Armor-Bearer
• Judge
• Judgments
• Thebez

In the dictionaries

• Abimelech
• Armourbearer
• 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