Judges 9:55
in Judges 9And when the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all went home.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
KJV
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
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This verse in Judges 9
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead,.... That is, those that were with him, the men of his army, who were all Israelites: they departed every man to his place; disbanded themselves, and went everyone to their own home, and so the inhabitants of Thebez escaped the vengeance of Abimelech.
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
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּרְא֥וּ | vaiyiru | and they saw | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| אִֽישׁ־ | ʾish- | [the] man of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| מֵ֣ת | met | he was dead | H4191 → | 839 times |
| אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ | ʾavimelekh | Abimelech | H40 → | 66 times |
| וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ | vaiyelekhu | and they went | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| אִ֥ישׁ | ʾish | everyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ | limkomo | to own place his | H4725 → | 401 times |
וַיִּרְא֥וּand they saw
vaiyiruH7200 →1300 times
אִֽישׁ־[the] man of
ʾish-H376 →1663 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
כִּ֣יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
מֵ֣תhe was dead
metH4191 →839 times
אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְAbimelech
ʾavimelekhH40 →66 times
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּand they went
vaiyelekhuH1980 →1546 times
אִ֥ישׁeveryone
ʾishH376 →1663 times
לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃to own place his
limkomoH4725 →401 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
Proverbs 22:10Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
it leads to
- Proverbs 26:20–21
Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
- 1 Corinthians 5:5–6
hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 5:13
God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”
- Genesis 21:9–10
But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son,
- Matthew 18:17
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
- Proverbs 26:20–21
Through
2 Samuel 18:16Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 2:28
So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
- 2 Samuel 20:22
Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn…
- 1 Corinthians 14:8
Again, if the trumpet sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle?
- 2 Samuel 2:28
Where this verse is studied
About Judges
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.