Judges 9:27
in Judges 9And after they had gone out into the fields, gathered grapes from their vineyards, and trodden them, they held a festival and went into the house of their god; and as they ate and drank, they cursed Abimelech.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod the grapes, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
KJV
And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
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This verse in Judges 9
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Seditious and lawless acts Jdg 9:25-26 now broke out into open rebellion. It was at an idolatrous feast in the house of Baal-berith, on occasion of the vintage, and when they were excited with wine, that the rebellion was matured. Those present began to “curse Abimelech,” to speak insultingly of him, and to revile him (compare Lev 20:9; 2Sa 19:21; Isa 8:21).
This site's exposition
set up an ambush against Abimelech
on Judges 9:25-27
Robbing the roads cuts off the tolls and traffic a ruler lives on. When Gaal son of Ebed arrives, "the leaders of Shechem put their confidence in him," as they had in Abimelech three years before. They curse Abimelech at the vintage festival in "the house of their god," so the break is sworn in the shrine that paid for him at verse 4.
This site's exposition
they cursed Abimelech
Albert Barnes marks this as the point where the robbery of verse 25 turned into open rebellion, and he notes that the men were excited with wine. He takes cursed to mean reviling, the sense it has at 2 Samuel 19:21. The vine's wine of verse 13 now feeds a revolt.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Went out - Which, 'till his coming they durst not do, for fear of Abimelech. Made merry - Both from the custom of rejoicing, and singing songs in vintage time, and for the hopes of their redemption from Abimelech's tyranny.
Before they kept within the city, and durst not stir out to gather in the vintage, the time being come, for fear of the troops of Abimelech; for their lying in wait for him, and the robberies committed being made known to him, he had prepared to raise some forces, and attack them, of which they had had information; but now being encouraged with the protection of Gaal, they ventured out to gather their grapes in their vineyards without fear: and trode the grapes, and made merry: sung songs and danced, as was usual at the ingathering of the fruits of the earth, and treading the winepress, Isa 16:10 though Abendana thinks this joy and merriment were made to their idol, to whom they gave the praise of their vintage, they should have done to the true God, and what follows may seem to confirm it: and they went into the house of their god; the temple of Baalberith, Jdg 9:5. and did eat and drink; in their idol temple, as was the manner of idolaters to do, bringing their firstfruits to rejoice, and make glad with: and cursed Abimelech; wished they had never seen him and known him, hoped they should be rid of him in a little time, and that he would meet with his deserved disgrace and punishment; and this they did in that very temple from whence they had taken money to assist him in making way for his government of them; so fickle and changeable were they.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּצְא֨וּ | vaiyetzeu | and they went out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה | hasadeh | the field | H7704 → | 334 times |
| וַֽיִּבְצְר֤וּ | vaiyivtzeru | and they gathered grapes | H1219 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כַּרְמֵיהֶם֙ | karmeihem | vineyards their | H3754 → | 92 times |
| וַֽיִּדְרְכ֔וּ | vaiyidrekhu | and they trod [them] | H1869 → | 62 times |
| וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּ | vaiyaasu | and they made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| הִלּוּלִ֑ים | hilulim | rejoicings | H1974 → | |
| וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ | vaiyavou | and they went | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| אֱֽלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם | ʾeloheihem | god their | H430 → | 2601 times |
| וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ | vaiyokhelu | and they ate | H398 → | 810 times |
| וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ | vaiyishtu | and they drank | H8354 → | 217 times |
| וַֽיְקַלְל֖וּ | vaykalu | and they cursed | H7043 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ | ʾavimelekh | Abimelech | H40 → | 66 times |
וַיֵּצְא֨וּand they went out
vaiyetzeuH3318 →1067 times
הַשָּׂדֶ֜הthe field
hasadehH7704 →334 times
וַֽיִּבְצְר֤וּand they gathered grapes
vaiyivtzeruH1219 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כַּרְמֵיהֶם֙vineyards their
karmeihemH3754 →92 times
וַֽיִּדְרְכ֔וּand they trod [them]
vaiyidrekhuH1869 →62 times
וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּand they made
vaiyaasuH6213 →2628 times
הִלּוּלִ֑יםrejoicings
hilulimH1974 →
וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they went
vaiyavouH935 →2568 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
אֱֽלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔םgod their
ʾeloheihemH430 →2601 times
וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙and they ate
vaiyokheluH398 →810 times
וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּand they drank
vaiyishtuH8354 →217 times
וַֽיְקַלְל֖וּand they cursed
vaykaluH7043 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃Abimelech
ʾavimelekhH40 →66 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Judges 9:4So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired some worthless and reckless men to follow him.
it leads to
- Judges 8:33
And as soon as Gideon was dead, the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the Baals, and they set up Baal-berith as their god.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Acts 17:5
The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas,…
- Judges 11:3
So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where worthless men gathered around him and traveled with him.
- 2 Chronicles 13:7
Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them.
- Proverbs 12:11
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
- Judges 8:33
Through
Judges 9:46On hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.
it leads to
- Psalms 115:8
Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
- Judges 9:4
So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired some worthless and reckless men to follow him.
- Isaiah 28:15–18
For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our…
- Psalms 115:8
About Judges
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.