Judges 9:40 KJV — MannaFest

Judges 9:40

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

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

About this book

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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.

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
But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Ben–hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.
1 Kings 20:18–21
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

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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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