Judges 9:48
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."
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And Abimelech went up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, cut down a branch from the trees, and took it and laid it on his shoulder, and said to the people with him, What you have seen me do, hurry and do likewise.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And Abimelech{H40} gat him up{H5927} to mount{H2022} Zalmon,{H6756} he and all the people{H5971} that were with him; and Abimelech{H40} took{H3947} an axe{H7134} in his hand,{H3027} and cut down{H3772} a bough{H7754} from the trees,{H6086} and took{H5375} it up, and laid{H7760} it on his shoulder:{H7926} and he said{H559} unto the people{H5971} that were with him, What ye have seen{H7200} me do,{H6213} make haste,{H4116} and do{H6213} as I{H3644} have done.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And Abimelech{H40} gat him up{H5927}{(H8799)} to mount{H2022} Zalmon{H6756}, he and all the people{H5971} that were with him; and Abimelech{H40} took{H3947}{(H8799)} an axe{H7134} in his hand{H3027}, and cut down{H3772}{(H8799)} a bough{H7754} from the trees{H6086}, and took{H5375}{(H8799)} it, and laid{H7760}{(H8799)} it on his shoulder{H7926}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the people{H5971} that were with him, What ye have seen{H7200}{(H8804)} me do{H6213}{(H8804)}, make haste{H4116}{(H8761)}, and do{H6213}{(H8798)} as I{H3644} have done.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
he wente vp vnto mount Zelmon, and all the people that was with him, and toke an axe in his hade, and hewed downe a braunch of a tre, and toke it vp, & layed it vpon his shulder, and sayde vnto all the people that was with him: As ye haue sene me do, make ye haist, and do euen so as I.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And Abimelech gate him vp to mounte Zalmon, hee and all the people that were with him: and Abimelech tooke axes with him, and cut downe boughes of trees, and tooke them, and bare them on his shoulder, and sayde vnto the folke that were with him, What ye haue seene me doe, make haste, and doe like me.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And Abimeleh gat him to mount Zelmon, both he & all the people that were with him, & toke axes with him, and cut downe bowes of trees, & toke them and bare them on his shulder, & sayde vnto the folke that were with hym: what ye haue seene me do, speede your selues, & do lykewyse as I haue done.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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].
Webster's Bible (1833)
Abimelech got him up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder: and he said to the people who were with him, What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and Abimelech goeth up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people who `are' with him, and Abimelech taketh the great axe in his hand, and cutteth off a bough of the trees, and lifteth it up, and setteth `it' on his shoulder, and saith unto the people who `are' with him, `What ye have seen I have done -- haste, do ye like it.'
American Standard Version (1901)
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 up, and laid it on his shoulder: and he said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.
American Standard Version (1901)
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 up, and laid it on his shoulder: and he said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Then Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, with all his people; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand and, cutting down branches of trees, took them and put them on his back. And he said to the people who were with him, Be quick and do as you have seen me do.
World English Bible (2000)
Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder: and he said to the people who were with him, "What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done!"
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
He and all his men went up on Mount Zalmon. He took an ax in his hand and cut off a tree branch. He put it on his shoulder and said to his men,“Quickly, do what you have just seen me do!”
Referenced Verses
- Ps 68:14 : 14 If you lie down among the sheepfolds, you will find wings of a dove covered with silver and its feathers with shimmering gold.
- Prov 1:11-12 : 11 If they say, 'Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without cause;' 12 Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive, whole, like those who go down to the pit;
- Judg 7:17-18 : 17 He said to them, "Watch me and do as I do. When I get to the edge of the camp, do exactly as I do. 18 When I and all who are with me blow our trumpets, then you also blow your trumpets all around the camp and shout, 'For the LORD and for Gideon!'"
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- Judg 9:49-502 verses80%
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 9:42-476 verses79%
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,
- Judg 9:1-88 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!
8 The trees once went out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.'
- Judg 9:52-565 verses74%
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.
- Judg 9:24-252 verses73%
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.
- Judg 9:15-162 verses72%
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 9:32-354 verses72%
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.
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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.
- Judg 9:18-203 verses72%
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.
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29 If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech!" Then he said to Abimelech, "Gather your army and come out!"
- Judg 9:38-403 verses71%
38 Then Zebul said to him, "Where now is your boasting, you who said, 'Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?' Aren’t these the people you despised? Go out now and fight them!"
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.
- Gen 20:9-102 verses71%
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.'
10 And Abimelech asked Abraham, 'What was your reason for doing this?'
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4 So he went with them, and they came to the Jordan and began cutting down trees.
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16 He then took the elders of the city, along with thorns and briers from the wilderness, and used them to teach the men of Succoth a lesson.
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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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31 His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
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2 But Gideon replied to them, 'What have I accomplished compared to you? Aren’t the gleanings of Ephraim’s harvest better than the full harvest of Abiezer?'
- 2 Sam 18:8-92 verses68%
8 The battle spread over the entire area, and more men were consumed by the forest than by the sword that day.
9 Absalom happened to meet David’s servants. He was riding his mule when it passed under the thick branches of a large oak tree. His head got caught in the tree, leaving him hanging between heaven and earth, while the mule under him kept going.