Judges 9:49 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.”
Judges 9:49 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 9:49 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 9:49 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“All the people likewise each cut down his bough, followed Abimelech, and put them at the base of the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire over them, so that all the people of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.”
Judges 9:49 — World English Bible
Judges 9:49 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. ”
Judges 9:49 — American Standard Version
Judges 9:49 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And all the people also cut down each one his bough, and go after Abimelech, and set <FI>them<Fi> at the high place, and burn by these the high place with fire, and also all the men of the tower of Shechem die, about a thousand men and women.”
Judges 9:49 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 9:49 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and they followed Abimelech, and put [them] to the hold, and burned the hold with fire upon them. And all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. ”
Judges 9:49 — Darby Translation
Judges 9:49 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then all the people also cut downe euery man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the holde, and set the holde on fire with them: so all the men of the towre of Shechem dyed also, about a thousand men and women.”
Judges 9:49 — Geneva Bible
Judges 9:49 in Context — Judges 9
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.
49 And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
50 Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
51 But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
What Does Judges 9:49 Mean?
Judges 9:49 is a verse from the Book of Judges, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Judges chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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