Judges 9:50

Judges 9:50 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
• New International Version (NIV)Next Abimelek went to Thebez and besieged it and captured it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Abimelech went to Thebez and encamped against Thebez and captured it.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Abimelech attacked the town of Thebez and captured it.

Context of Judges 9:50

48Then Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him. And Abimelech took an ax in his hand and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it and laid it on his shoulder; then he said to the people who were with him, “What you have seen me do, make haste and do as I have done.” 49So each of the people likewise cut down his own bough and followed Abimelech, put them against the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire above them, so that all the people of the tower of Shechem died, about a thousand men and women. Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and he encamped against Thebez and took it. 51But there was a strong tower in the city, and all the men and women—all the people of the city—fled there and shut themselves in; then they went up to the top of the tower. 52So Abimelech came as far as the tower and fought against it; and he drew near the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

Judges 9:50 word by word

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל־תֵּבֵ֑ץ וַיִּ֥חַן בְּתֵבֵ֖ץ וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ăbîymelek · AbimelechH40
• to Thebezתֵּבֵץtêbêts · ThebezH8405
• and encampedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• and tookלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920

People and places in Judges 9:50

• Abimelech
• Thebez

Commentaries on Judges 9:50

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 50The men of Thebez (modern Tubas) had, doubtless, joined the Shechemites in their rebellion against Abimelech.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. 50Thebez was a fortress located a few miles northeast of Shechem. Abimelech was likely trying to take back Thebez, but he might have been attempting to capture it for the first time.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 9:50

• Judge
• Thebez

In the dictionaries

• Abimelech
• City
• 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