Judges 9:55

Judges 9:55 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
• New International Version (NIV)When the Israelites saw that Abimelek was dead, they went home.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, everyone departed to his home.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed, every man to his place.

Context of Judges 9:55

53A woman on the roof dropped a heavy rock down on his head. It broke Abimelech's skull. 54Abimelech 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. When 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. 57God was also punishing the people of Shechem for the evil things that they had done. When Gideon's son Jotham had cursed them, he said that these things would happen.

Judges 9:55 word by word

וַיִּרְא֥וּ אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כִּ֣י מֵ֣ת אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when the menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• that Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ăbîymelek · AbimelechH40
• was deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• they departedיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• every manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• unto his placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725

Cross-references for Judges 9:55

• 2 Samuel 18:16Then Joab made a sound with his trumpet to stop the battle. So his soldiers stopped chasing after Israel's soldiers.
• 2 Samuel 20:21That is not what we want. But there is a man in your city whose name is Sheba. He is Bicri's son and he comes from the hill country of Ephraim. He has turned against King David. If you will give me this one man, I will go away from your city. I will not destroy it.’ The woman said to Joab, ‘Wait there! I will throw his head to you from the wall.’
• 1 Kings 22:35The soldiers fought the battle all day. While they were fighting, King Ahab sat in his chariot where he could see the Syrian soldiers. His blood poured out and it covered the floor of the chariot. When evening came, Ahab died.
• Proverbs 22:10If someone laughs at what is right, send him away. Then there will be no more arguments, quarrels and insults.

Commentaries on Judges 9:55

• 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 9:55

• Judgments
• Thebez

In the dictionaries

• Abimelech
• Israel
• 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