Judges 9:23
Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem acted treacherously against Abimelech.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
KJV1611 – Modern English
Then God sent a harmful spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem, and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And God{H430} sent{H7971} an evil{H7451} spirit{H7307} between Abimelech{H40} and the men{H1167} of Shechem;{H7927} and the men{H1167} of Shechem{H7927} dealt treacherously{H898} with Abimelech:{H40}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Then God{H430} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} an evil{H7451} spirit{H7307} between Abimelech{H40} and the men{H1167} of Shechem{H7927}; and the men{H1167} of Shechem{H7927} dealt treacherously{H898}{(H8799)} with Abimelech{H40}:
Coverdale Bible (1535)
God sent an euell mynde betwene Abimelech and the men of Sichen (for the men of Sichem despysed Abimelech,
Geneva Bible (1560)
But God sent an euil spirit betweene Abimelech, and the men of Shechem: and the men of Shechem brake their promise to Abimelech,
Bishops' Bible (1568)
God sent an euyll spirite betweene Abimelech, & the men of Sichem: and the citezins of Sichem brake their promise to Abimelech,
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
Webster's Bible (1833)
God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and God sendeth an evil spirit between Abimelech and the masters of Shechem, and the masters of Shechem deal treacherously with Abimelech,
American Standard Version (1901)
And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
American Standard Version (1901)
And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the townsmen of Shechem; and the townsmen of Shechem were false to Abimelech;
World English Bible (2000)
God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
God sent a spirit to stir up hostility between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem. He made the leaders of Shechem disloyal to Abimelech.
Referenced Verses
- Isa 33:1 : 1 Woe to you, destroyer, who has not been destroyed! Woe to you, betrayer, who has not been betrayed! When you finish destroying, you will be destroyed. When you stop betraying, you will be betrayed.
- Isa 19:14 : 14 The LORD has mixed within her a spirit of confusion, and they have led Egypt astray in all that it does, like a drunkard staggering in his vomit.
- Isa 19:2 : 2 I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, and they will fight, each against his brother, each against his neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
- Matt 7:2 : 2 For with the standard you use to judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
- 2 Thess 2:11-12 : 11 For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion, so that they will believe the lie, 12 in order that all who did not believe the truth but delighted in wickedness might be judged.
- Judg 9:15-16 : 15 The bramble said to the trees, 'If you truly mean to anoint me as king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade. But if not, let fire come out of the bramble and consume the cedars of Lebanon.' 16 Now, if you acted faithfully and sincerely in making Abimelech king, and if you have treated Jerubbaal and his family well, and if you have repaid him in accordance with what he did for you—
- Judg 9:20 : 20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo, and let fire come out from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo and consume Abimelech.
- 1 Sam 16:14-16 : 14 Now the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD began to torment him. 15 Saul's servants said to him, "Behold, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you." 16 Let our lord command your servants here to search for someone who can skillfully play the lyre. When the evil spirit from God comes upon you, he will play it, and you will feel better."
- 1 Sam 18:9-9 : 9 From that day onward, Saul kept a close and suspicious eye on David. 10 The next day, an evil spirit from God came powerfully upon Saul, and he raved inside the house while David was playing the harp, as he usually did. Saul had a spear in his hand.
- 1 Kgs 12:15 : 15 So the king refused to listen to the people, for this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word spoken by the LORD through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
- 1 Kgs 22:22-23 : 22 ‘By what means?’ the LORD asked. 'I will go and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,' he said. The LORD replied, 'You will succeed in enticing him. Go and do it.' 23 So now the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has decreed disaster for you.
- 2 Chr 10:15 : 15 So the king did not listen to the people, for this turn of events was from God, to fulfill the word the Lord had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
- 2 Chr 18:19-22 : 19 And the LORD said, 'Who will entice Ahab king of Israel into attacking Ramoth Gilead and going to his death there?' One suggested this, and another that. 20 Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, 'I will entice him.' 'By what means?' the LORD asked. 21 He said, 'I will go and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.' The LORD said, 'You will succeed in enticing him. Go and do it.' 22 So now the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours. The LORD has decreed disaster for you.
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- Judg 9:24-3512 verses82%
24 This happened so that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might be avenged, and their blood laid on their brother Abimelech, who killed them, and on the leaders of Shechem, who had supported him in killing his brothers.
25 The leaders of Shechem set up ambushes on the mountaintops, and they robbed everyone who passed by them on the road. This was reported to Abimelech.
26 Gaal, the son of Ebed, and his brothers came to Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem put their trust in him.
27 They went out into the fields, harvested their vineyards, trampled the grapes, and held a festival. They entered the temple of their god, where they ate, drank, and cursed Abimelech.
28 Then Gaal, the son of Ebed, said, "Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn’t he the son of Jerubbaal, and isn’t Zebul his officer? Serve the descendants of Hamor, the father of Shechem! Why should we serve him?
29 If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech!" Then he said to Abimelech, "Gather your army and come out!"
30 When Zebul, the ruler of the city, heard what Gaal, the son of Ebed, said, he became very angry.
31 He secretly sent messengers to Abimelech, saying, "Look, Gaal, son of Ebed, and his brothers have come to Shechem and are stirring up the city against you.
32 Now then, during the night you and your men should come and lie in wait in the fields.
33 In the morning, as the sun rises, advance against the city. When Gaal and his men come out against you, do whatever is needed to deal with them.
34 So Abimelech and all his troops got up by night and set an ambush near Shechem in four companies.
35 When Gaal, the son of Ebed, came out and stood at the entrance of the city gate, Abimelech and his men arose from their hiding places.
- Judg 9:52-576 verses79%
52 Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it. He approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire.
53 But a woman dropped a piece of a millstone on Abimelech's head, crushing his skull.
54 Hastily, he called to his young armor-bearer and said, "Draw your sword and kill me, so they cannot say, 'A woman killed him.'" So his servant ran him through, and he died.
55 When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they each returned to their homes.
56 Thus God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father by killing his seventy brothers.
57 And God also brought back on the heads of the men of Shechem all their wickedness. The curse of Jotham, the son of Jerubbaal, came upon them.
- Judg 9:16-227 verses76%
16 Now, if you acted faithfully and sincerely in making Abimelech king, and if you have treated Jerubbaal and his family well, and if you have repaid him in accordance with what he did for you—
17 'because my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you from the hand of Midian—'
18 but today you have risen up against my father’s house and killed his seventy sons on one stone, and made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem, because he is your brother—
19 if you have acted faithfully and sincerely toward Jerubbaal and his family today, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.
20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo, and let fire come out from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo and consume Abimelech.
21 Then Jotham fled, running away to Beer, and he lived there because he feared his brother Abimelech.
22 Abimelech ruled over Israel for three years.
- Judg 9:39-5012 verses75%
39 So Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech.
40 But Abimelech pursued him, and Gaal fled before him. Many fell wounded, all the way to the entrance of the gate.
41 Abimelech stayed in Arumah, while Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.
42 The following day, the people went out into the fields, and this was reported to Abimelech.
43 So Abimelech took his army, divided them into three companies, and set an ambush in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he attacked them.
44 Abimelech and his company rushed forward and took their position at the entrance of the city gate, while the other two companies struck down those in the fields.
45 Abimelech fought against the city all that day, captured it, killed its inhabitants, tore it down, and sowed it with salt.
46 When all the citizens of the tower of Shechem heard about this, they went into the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.
47 When Abimelech was told that all the people of the tower of Shechem had gathered there,
48 he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon. There, Abimelech took an axe, cut off a branch from a tree, lifted it onto his shoulder, and said to his men, "What you have seen me do, hurry and do likewise."
49 So each of his men cut down a branch and followed Abimelech. They piled the branches against the stronghold and set it on fire over those inside, so all the people in the tower of Shechem—about a thousand men and women—died.
50 Then Abimelech went to Thebez. He camped there and captured it.
- Judg 9:1-77 verses75%
1 Abimelech, son of Jerubbaal, went to Shechem to visit his mother’s relatives. He spoke to them and to the entire family of his mother’s household, saying:
2 "Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, 'Which is better for you: that seventy men—all the sons of Jerubbaal—rule over you, or that one man rules over you?' Remember, I am your own flesh and blood."
3 When Abimelech’s mother’s relatives spoke all of his words to the leaders of Shechem, their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, "He is our brother."
4 They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith, and with it Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men who followed him.
5 He went to his father’s house at Ophrah and killed his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal, on one stone. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, escaped by hiding himself.
6 Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-Millo gathered together. They went and made Abimelech king by the oak near the pillar in Shechem.
7 When Jotham was told about this, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He raised his voice, called out, and said to them, "Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!
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31 His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
- Gen 20:8-92 verses70%
8 Early the next morning, Abimelech summoned all his officials, told them everything that had happened, and they were very afraid.
9 Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, 'What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such a great sin upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.'
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10 Then Abimelech said, "What have you done to us? One of the people could have easily slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us."
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22 At that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, 'God is with you in everything you do.'