Judges 9:24

That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
cruelty	חֲמַ֖ס cha.Mas	H2555	violence · noun, common masculine singular construct
ten	שִׁבְעִ֣ים shiv.'Im	H7657	seventy · noun, common masculine plural absolute
sons	בְּנֵֽי be.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Jerubbaal	יְרֻבָּ֑עַל ye.ru.Ba.'al	H3378	Jerubbaal · proper noun, a man's name
come	לָב֕וֹא la.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
blood	וְדָמָ֗ם ve.da.Mam	H1818	blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or… · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
laid	לָשׂ֞וּם la.Sum	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh	H40	Abimelek · proper noun, a man's name
brother	אֲחִיהֶם֙ 'a.chi.Hem	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
slew	הָרַ֣ג ha.Rag	H2026	to smite with deadly intent · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
men	בַּעֲלֵ֣י ba.'a.Lei	H1167	a master · noun, common masculine plural construct
Shechem	שְׁכֶ֔ם she.Khem	H7927	Shekem · proper noun, a place name
aided	חִזְּק֥וּ chi.ze.Ku	H2388	to fasten upon · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person common plural
killing	לַהֲרֹ֥ג la.ha.Rog	H2026	to smite with deadly intent · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
brethren	אֶחָֽיו 'e.Chav	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

1 Kings 2:32 And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword…
Psalms 7:16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
Esther 9:25 But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon…
Numbers 35:33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed t…
Deuteronomy 27:25 Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Judges 9:56-57 Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:
1 Samuel 15:33 And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces befor…
Matthew 23:34-36 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall y…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 9:22-49

Three years Abimelech reigned, after a sort, without any disturbance; it is not said, He judged Israel, or did any service at all to his country, but so long he enjoyed the title and dignity of a king; and not only the Shechemites, but many other places, paid him respect. They must have been fond of a king that could please themselves with such a one as this. But the triumphing of the wicked is short. Within three years, as the years of a hireling, all this glory shall be contemned, and laid in the dust, Isa 16:14. The ruin of these confederates in wickedness was from the righteous hand of the God to whom vengeance belongs. He sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the Shechemites (Jdg 9:…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 9:23

Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem--In the course of providence, jealousy, distrust, secret disaffection, and smothered rebellion appeared among his subjects disappointed and disgusted with his tyranny; and God permitted those disorders to punish the complicated crimes of the royal fratricide and idolatrous usurper.

John Gill on Judges 9:24

That the cruelty done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come,.... That vengeance might come on the authors of it; so things were ordered in Providence that this might come to pass: and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; be charged to his account, and he suffer for shedding it: and upon the men of Shechem which aided him in killing of his brethren; by giving him money to hire men to go with him to do it, and perhaps by words encouraging the assassins, and who might be of the city of Shechem.

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 9:22-24

Abimelech's reign lasted three years. ויּשׂר, from שׂוּר to govern, is used intentionally, as it appears, in the place of ויּמלך, because Abimelech's government was not a monarchical reign, but simply a tyrannical despotism. "Over Israel," that is to say, not over the whole of the twelve tribes of Israel, but only over a portion of the nation, possibly the tribes of Ephraim and half Manasseh, which acknowledged his sway. Jdg 9:23-24 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the citizens of Shechem, so that they became treacherous towards him. "An evil spirit" is not merely "an evil disposition," but an evil demon, which produced discord and strife, just as an evil spirit came upon S…

Dictionary and topics

Conspiracy · .Gaal, against Abimelech — .Gaal, against Abimelech
Murder · Exemplified: Men of Shechem — Exemplified: Men of Shechem
Treason · .Of the Shechemites against Abimelech — .Of the Shechemites against Abimelech

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 9:22-49

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 9:23

John Gill on Judges 9:24

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 9:22-24

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 9:22-49

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 9:23

John Gill on Judges 9:24

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 9:22-24

Dictionary and topics

Rashi on Judges 9:23