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:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus God returned the evil of Abimelech, which he committed against his father in killing 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

54Hurriedly 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. 55When the Israelites saw that Abimelek was dead, they went home. Thus God repaid the wickedness that Abimelek had done to his father by murdering his seventy brothers. 57God also made the people of Shechem pay for all their wickedness. The curse of Jotham son of Jerub-Baal came on them.

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 9:45All that day Abimelek pressed his attack against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he destroyed the city and scattered salt over it.
• Job 31:3Is it not ruin for the wicked, disaster for those who do wrong?
• Psalms 9:12For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.
• Psalms 11:6On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.
• Psalms 58:10The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.
• Psalms 94:23He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the Lord our God will destroy them.
• Proverbs 5:22The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast.
• Matthew 7:2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
• Acts 28:4When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.”
• Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
• Revelation 19:20But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed the signs on its behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning 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