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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he had done to his father by killing his seventy brothers.
• New Living Translation (NLT)In this way, God punished Abimelech for the evil he had done against his father by murdering his seventy brothers.

Context of Judges 9:56

54Then 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. 55And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, everyone departed to his home. Thus God returned the evil of Abimelech, which he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers. 57And God also made all the evil of the men of Shechem return on their heads, and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.

Judges 9:56 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• renderedשׁוּבshûb · to return: payH7725
• the wickednessרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• of Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ăbîymelek · AbimelechH40
• which he didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• unto his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• in slayingהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• his seventyשִׁבְעִיםshib‛îym · seventyH7657
• brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251

Cross-references for Judges 9:56

• Judges 9:45And Abimelech fought against the city all that day. He captured the city and killed the people who were in it, and he razed the city and sowed it with salt.
• Job 31:3Is not calamity for the unrighteous, and disaster for the workers of iniquity?
• Psalms 9:12For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
• Psalms 11:6Let him rain coals on the wicked; fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
• Psalms 58:10The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.
• Psalms 94:23He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the Lord our God will wipe them out.
• Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
• Matthew 7:2For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.
• Acts 28:4When the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live."
• Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.
• Revelation 19:20And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with 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