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.
• 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.

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 slew him.’” So his young man thrust him through, and he died. 55So when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they each departed to his place. Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech—what he had done to his father by slaying his 70 brothers. 57Also all the wickedness of the men of Shechem God requited on their heads. Thus on them came the curse of Jotam 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 9:45So Abimelech fought against the city all that day, captured the city and killed the people that were in it. Then he razed the city and sowed it with salt.
• Job 31:3Is it not calamity for the unjust, and disaster for workers of iniquity?
• Psalms 9:12Sing praises to Adonai, who dwells in Zion. Declare His deeds among the peoples.
• Psalms 11:6On the wicked He will rain down fire, brimstone and scorching wind as the portion of their cup!
• Psalms 58:10Even before your pots can feel a thorn —whether alive or ablaze— He will sweep the wicked away.
• Psalms 94:23He will repay them for their wickedness, and will annihilate them in their evil. Adonai our God will annihilate them.
• Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man will ensnare him. The cords of his sin will hold him down.
• Matthew 7:2For with the judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
• Acts 28:4When the natives saw the snake hanging from his hand, they began saying to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer! Though he has been saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
• Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived—God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that he also shall reap.
• Revelation 19:20Then the beast was captured, and along with him the false prophet who had performed the signs before him by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, as well as those who had worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.

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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• Abimelech
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• Chronology of the Old Testament

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