Judges 9:57
in Judges 9And God also brought all the wickedness of the men of Shechem back upon their own heads. So the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal came upon them.
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ASV
and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God requite upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
KJV
And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
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This verse in Judges 9
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening5 voices
): Thus God punished the wickedness of Abimelech, and of the men of Shechem, and fulfilled Jotham's curse, for it was not a curse causeless. Thus he preserved the honour of his government, and gave warning to all ages to expect blood for blood. The Lord is known by the judgments which he executes, when the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.
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Render upon their heads - Thus God preserved the honour of his government, and gave warning to all ages, to expect blood for blood.
And all the evil of the men of Shechem,....
No doubt this man was a murderer, whom, though he had escaped the dangers of the war with Shechem, yet vengeance suffered not to live, Acts xxviii. Evil pursues sinners, and sometimes overtakes them when they are not only secure, but triumphant. Thebez, we may suppose, was a weak inconsiderable place, compared with Shechem.
Of this meteor, this ignis fatuus of a prince, that was not a protector but a plague to his country, we may say, as once was said of a great tyrant, that he came in like a fox, ruled like a lion, and died like a dog. "For the transgression of a land, such are the princes thereof." The Usurpation of Abimelech.
The words behind it
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵ֗ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| רָעַת֙ | raat | [the] evil of | H7451 → | 662 times |
| אַנְשֵׁ֣י | ʾanshei | [the] men of | H582 → | 566 times |
| שְׁכֶ֔ם | shekhem | Shechem | H7927 → | 63 times |
| הֵשִׁ֥יב | heshiv | he repaid | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ʾelohim | God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| בְּרֹאשָׁ֑ם | berosham | on head their | H7218 → | 599 times |
| וַתָּבֹ֣א | vatavo' | and it came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם | ʾaleihem | to them | H413 → | 5510 times |
| קִֽלֲלַ֖ת | kilalat | [the] curse of | H7045 → | |
| יוֹתָ֥ם | yotam | Jotham | H3147 → | 24 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְרֻבָּֽעַל׃ פ | yerubaal | Jerub-Baal | H3378 → | 14 times |
וְאֵ֗תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
רָעַת֙[the] evil of
raatH7451 →662 times
אַנְשֵׁ֣י[the] men of
ʾansheiH582 →566 times
שְׁכֶ֔םShechem
shekhemH7927 →63 times
הֵשִׁ֥יבhe repaid
heshivH7725 →1056 times
אֱלֹהִ֖יםGod
ʾelohimH430 →2601 times
בְּרֹאשָׁ֑םon head their
beroshamH7218 →599 times
וַתָּבֹ֣אand it came
vatavo'H935 →2568 times
אֲלֵיהֶ֔םto them
ʾaleihemH413 →5510 times
קִֽלֲלַ֖ת[the] curse of
kilalatH7045 →
יוֹתָ֥םJotham
yotamH3147 →24 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
יְרֻבָּֽעַל׃ פJerub-Baal
yerubaalH3378 →14 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
1 Kings 16:34In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to…
it leads to
- Joshua 6:26
At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations;…
- Joshua 6:26
Through
Joshua 6:26At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations;…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 16:34
In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to…
- Acts 19:13
Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
- Numbers 5:19–21
And he is to put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has slept with you and you have not gone astray and become defiled while under your husband’s…
- 1 Kings 16:34
Through
Judges 9:45And all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 3:25
They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones…
- Deuteronomy 29:23
All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the…
- 2 Kings 3:25
Through
Judges 9:20But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire come from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo and consume Abimelech.”
it leads to
- Judges 9:15
But the thornbush replied, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the…
- 2 Chronicles 20:22–23
The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated.
- Judges 9:15
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.