Judges 9:40

but Abimelech pursued him, and Gaal fled before him. And many Shechemites fell wounded all the way to the entrance of the gate.

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KJV

And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.

ASV

And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, even unto the entrance of the gate.

YLT

and Abimelech pursueth him, and he fleeth from his presence, and many fall wounded--unto the opening of the gate.

DBT

And Abimelech pursued him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, as far as the entrance of the gate.

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And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him,....

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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The consequence was that he allowed himself to be drawn into an ambush, was defeated, the city of Shechem destroyed and strewn with salt. The people took refuge in the stronghold, which was set on fire, and all in it perished.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

In this action the Shechemites' loss was considerable: Many were overthrown and wounded, the common effect of popular tumults, in which the inconsiderate multitude are often drawn into fatal snare by those that promise them glorious success.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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1 Kings 20:30
The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.
1 Kings 20:18–21
“If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”

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About this book

The Death of Gideon's Sons — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866) — public domain

Judges — The post-conquest slide into cyclical apostasy. Twelve judges delivering Israel from successive oppressors, a pattern repeating seven times, and an appendix whose violence diagnoses a nation with no king.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Anonymous; rabbinic tradition attributes to Samuel (Bava Batra 14b)
Date: Events c. 1375–1050 BC; compilation during the early monarchy

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1 Kings 20:30
The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.
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- 2 Chronicles 18:24
  Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”
- 1 Kings 22:25
  Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”
- 1 Kings 20:26
  In the spring, Ben-hadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
- Luke 13:4
  Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?
- Psalms 18:25
  To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

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