Judges 9:56 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:”

Judges 9:56 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 9:56 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 9:56 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in killing his seventy brothers;”

Judges 9:56 — World English Bible

Judges 9:56 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren; ”

Judges 9:56 — American Standard Version

Judges 9:56 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and God turneth back the evil of Abimelech which he did to his father to slay his seventy brethren;”

Judges 9:56 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 9:56 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“AndGod rendered back the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in slaying his seventy brethren. ”

Judges 9:56 — Darby Translation

Judges 9:56 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thus God rendred the wickednes of Abimelech, which he did vnto his father, in slaying his seuentie brethren.”

Judges 9:56 — Geneva Bible

Judges 9:56 in Context — Judges 9

54 Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.

56 Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

57 And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.

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What Does Judges 9:56 Mean?

Judges 9:56 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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