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Judges 9:23

God sent a spirit of animosity between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem and caused them to treat Abimelech deceitfully,

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ASV

And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

KJV

Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971 →
אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
ר֣וּחַRu.acha spiritH7307 →
רָעָ֔הra.'AhevilH7451 →
בֵּ֣יןbeinbetweenH996 →
אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelechH40 →
וּבֵ֖יןu.Veinand betweenH996 →
בַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.Lei[the] citizens ofH1167 →
שְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemShechemH7927 →
וַיִּבְגְּד֥וּvai.yiv.ge.Duand they dealt treacherouslyH898 →
בַעֲלֵי־va.'a.lei-[the] citizens ofH1167 →
שְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemShechemH7927 →
בַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ba.'a.vi.Me.lekhwith AbimelechH40 →

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1 Samuel 16:14After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.1 Kings 22:22And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’Isaiah 33:1Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.Isaiah 19:14The LORD has poured into her a spirit of confusion. Egypt has been led astray in all she does, as a drunkard staggers through his own vomit.2 Thessalonians 2:11–12For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,Isaiah 19:2“So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.1 Kings 22:22–23And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’Matthew 7:2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.Judges 9:15–16But 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 cedars of Lebanon.’1 Kings 12:15So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word He had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.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.”1 Samuel 18:9–10And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.1 Samuel 16:14–16After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.2 Chronicles 10:15So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from God, in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.2 Chronicles 18:19–22And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.2 Chronicles 18:21And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’2 Samuel 19:43“We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah pressed even harder than the men of Israel.

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