Judges 9:46 BSB — MannaFest

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11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּ	vai.yish.me.'U	and they heard	H8085 →
כָּֽל־	kal-	all	H3605 →
בַּעֲלֵ֖י	ba.'a.Lei	[the] citizens of	H1167 →
מִֽגְדַּל־	mig.dal-	[the] tower of	H4026 →
שְׁכֶ֑ם	she.Khem	Shechem	H7927 →
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ	vai.ya.Vo.'u	and they went	H935 →
אֶל־	'el-	into	H413 →
צְרִ֔יחַ	tze.Ri.ach	[the] underground chamber of	H6877 →
בֵּ֖ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
אֵ֥ל	'el	El-	H410 →
בְּרִֽית׃	be.Rit	Berith	H1286 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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.
leads to
- 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.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Judges 2:19
  But when the judge died, the Israelites became even more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods to serve them and bow down to them. They would not give up their evil practices…
Through
Psalms 115:8
Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
leads to
- Psalms 135:18
  Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
- Habakkuk 2:18–19
  What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.
- Jeremiah 10:8
  But they are altogether senseless and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!
- Jonah 2:8
  Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.
Through
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.
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.
- Proverbs 12:11
  The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Judges 8:33And as soon as Gideon was dead, the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the Baals, and they set up Baal-berith as their god.Psalms 115:8Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.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.2 Kings 1:2–4Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”Judges 9:27And 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.1 Kings 8:26And now, O God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant, my father David.Isaiah 37:38One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.Isaiah 28:15–18For 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 refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”

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