Judges 9:56

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Thus God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father by killing his seventy brothers.

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  • Ps 94:23 : 23 He will repay them for their iniquity and destroy them for their evil; the LORD our God will annihilate them.
  • Prov 5:22 : 22 The wicked will be caught by his own iniquities, and he will be held fast by the cords of his sin.
  • Judg 9:24 : 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.
  • Job 31:3 : 3 Is it not disaster for the wicked and calamity for those who do evil?
  • Ps 9:12 : 12 Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done.
  • Ps 11:6 : 6 On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.
  • Ps 58:10-11 : 10 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—whether green or burning—he will sweep them away. 11 The righteous will rejoice when they see vengeance; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
  • 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.
  • Acts 28:4 : 4 When the locals saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "Surely this man is a murderer! Although he escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live."
  • Gal 6:7 : 7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a person sows, that they will also reap.
  • Rev 19:20-21 : 20 But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf. By these signs he had deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur. 21 The rest were killed by the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Judg 9:16-25
    10 verses
    87%

    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.

    23 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem acted treacherously against Abimelech.

    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 9:1-7
    7 verses
    83%

    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!

  • Judg 9:57
    83%

    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 9:53-55
    3 verses
    80%

    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.

  • Judg 9:39-50
    12 verses
    75%

    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 8:31
    75%

    31 His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.

  • Judg 9:27
    74%

    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.

  • 2 Sam 3:30
    72%

    30 (Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)

  • Gen 20:9
    72%

    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.'

  • Judg 1:7
    71%

    7 Then Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to gather scraps under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me." They brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.

  • 2 Sam 14:7
    71%

    7 Now the whole family has risen against your servant. They say, 'Hand over the one who killed his brother so that we may put him to death for taking his brother’s life. We want to destroy the heir as well.' They will extinguish my remaining ember, leaving neither name nor remnant for my husband on the earth.

  • Judg 9:33-34
    2 verses
    71%

    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.

  • Judg 9:29
    71%

    29 If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech!" Then he said to Abimelech, "Gather your army and come out!"

  • 1 Kgs 2:32
    71%

    32 The LORD will bring back his blood on his own head, because he struck down two men more righteous and better than himself—Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel's army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah's army—killing them with the sword without my father David knowing it.

  • Gen 26:10
    71%

    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."

  • Judg 20:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    12 The tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What is this awful crime that has been committed among you?"

    13 Now hand over the wicked men of Gibeah so that we may put them to death and purge the evil from Israel." But the Benjaminites would not listen to their fellow Israelites.

  • Judg 9:31
    70%

    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.

  • Gen 20:4
    70%

    4 Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, 'Lord, will you destroy a nation even if it is innocent?'