Judges 9:46 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.”
Judges 9:46 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 9:46 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 9:46 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.”
Judges 9:46 — World English Bible
Judges 9:46 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith. ”
Judges 9:46 — American Standard Version
Judges 9:46 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And all the masters of the tower of Shechem hear, and go in unto the high place of the house of the god Berith,”
Judges 9:46 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 9:46 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And all the men of the tower of Shechem heard [that], and they entered into the stronghold of the house of thegod Berith. ”
Judges 9:46 — Darby Translation
Judges 9:46 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when all the men of the towre of Shechem heard it, they entred into an holde of the house of the god Berith.”
Judges 9:46 — Geneva Bible
Judges 9:46 in Context — Judges 9
44 And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.
45 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
46 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
47 And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
48 And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.
What Does Judges 9:46 Mean?
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