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 threw an upper millstone down on his head and shattered his skull. 54He quickly called to the young man who carried his weapons, “Draw your sword and kill me, so they will not say, ‘A woman killed him.’” So the young man stabbed him and he died. When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they went home. 56God repaid Abimelech for the evil he did to his father by murdering his seventy half-brothers. 57God also repaid the men of Shechem for their evil deeds. The curse spoken by Jotham son of Jerub-Baal fell on them.

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 blew the trumpet and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt.
• 2 Samuel 20:21That’s not the way things are. There is a man from the hill country of Ephraim named Sheba son of Bicri. He has rebelled against King David. Give me just this one man, and I will leave the city.” The woman said to Joab, “This very minute his head will be thrown over the wall to you!”
• 1 Kings 22:35While the battle raged throughout the day, the king stood propped up in his chariot opposite the Syrians. He died in the evening; the blood from the wound ran down into the bottom of the chariot.
• Proverbs 22:10Drive out the scorner and contention will leave; strife and insults will cease.

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