Cross References So they cut down boughs from the trees, every man as fast as he could, and followed their leader. And surrounding the fort, they set it on fire: and so it came to pass, that with the smoke and with the fire a thousand persons were killed, men and women together, of the inhabitants of the town of Sichem. Judges 9:48 Went up into mount Selmon, he and all his people with him: and taking an axe, he cut down the bough of a tree, and laying it on his shoulder, and carrying it, he said to his companions: What you see me do, do ye out of hand. Judges 9:50 Then Abimelech, departing from thence, came to the town of Thebes, which he surrounded and besieged with his army. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge So they cut down boughs from the trees, every man as fast as he could, and followed their leader. And surrounding the fort, they set it on fire: and so it came to pass, that with the smoke and with the fire a thousand persons were killed, men and women together, of the inhabitants of the town of Sichem. put them Judges 9:15,20 And it answered them: If, indeed, you mean to make me king, come ye, and rest under my shadow: but if you mean it not, let fire come out from the bramble, and devour the cedars of Libanus. . . . Galatians 5:15 But if you bite and devour one another: take heed you be not consumed one of another. James 3:16 For where envying and contention is: there is inconstancy and every evil work. Context The Fall of Shechem…48Went up into mount Selmon, he and all his people with him: and taking an axe, he cut down the bough of a tree, and laying it on his shoulder, and carrying it, he said to his companions: What you see me do, do ye out of hand. 49So they cut down boughs from the trees, every man as fast as he could, and followed their leader. And surrounding the fort, they set it on fire: and so it came to pass, that with the smoke and with the fire a thousand persons were killed, men and women together, of the inhabitants of the town of Sichem. Lexicon So eachכָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person also גַם־ (ḡam-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and cut וַיִּכְרְת֨וּ (way·yiḵ·rə·ṯū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant his own branch שׂוֹכֹ֗ה (śō·w·ḵōh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7754: Branch, brushwood and followed וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk Abimelech. אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name Then they piled [the branches] וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ (way·yā·śî·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set against עַֽל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against the inner chamber הַצְּרִ֔יחַ (haṣ·ṣə·rî·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6877: Perhaps excavation, underground chamber and set it וַיַּצִּ֧יתוּ (way·yaṣ·ṣî·ṯū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3341: To burn, set on fire, to desolate on fire בָּאֵ֑שׁ (bā·’êš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 784: A fire above them, עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against killing וַיָּמֻ֜תוּ (way·yā·mu·ṯū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill everyone כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every in the tower מִֽגְדַּל־ (miḡ·dal-) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers of Shechem, שְׁכֶ֛ם (šə·ḵem) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor about a thousand כְּאֶ֖לֶף (kə·’e·lep̄) Preposition-k | Number - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 505: A thousand men אִ֥ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person and women. וְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (wə·’iš·šāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female Additional Translations So each man also cut his own branch and followed Abimelech. Then they piled the branches against the inner chamber and set it on fire above them, killing everyone in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women.And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire on them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. And they cut down likewise even every man a branch, and went after Abimelech, and laid them against the place of gathering, and burnt the place of gathering over them with fire; and they died, even all the men of the tower of Sicima, about a thousand men and women. And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and they followed Abimelech, and put [them] to the hold, and burned the hold with fire upon them. And all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them: so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. All the people likewise each cut down his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them at the base of the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire on them; so that all the people of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. And all the people also cut down each one his bough, and go after Abimelech, and set them at the high place, and burn by these the high place with fire, and also all the men of the tower of Shechem die, about a thousand men and women. Jump to Previous Abimelech Bough Cut Died Hold Likewise Shechem Stronghold Thousand Tower WomenJump to Next Abimelech Bough Cut Died Hold Likewise Shechem Stronghold Thousand Tower WomenExternal Links Judges 9:49 NIVJudges 9:49 NLT Judges 9:49 ESV Judges 9:49 NASB Judges 9:49 ASV Judges 9:49 Bible Apps Judges 9:49 Biblia Paralela Judges 9:49 Chinese Bible Judges 9:49 French Bible Judges 9:49 German Bible Alphabetical: a Abimelech about against all also and branch branches chamber cut died down each fire followed his in inner inside it men of on one over people piled put set Shechem So stronghold that the them They those thousand tower women OT History: Judges 9:49 All the people likewise cut down every (Jd Judg. Jdg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
    |