Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And Abimelech, coming near the tower, fought stoutly: and, approaching to the gate, endeavoured to set fire to it: Judges 9:48,49 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. . . . 2 Kings 14:10 Thou hast beaten and prevailed over Edom, and thy heart hath lifted thee up; be content with this glory, and sit at home; why provokest thou evil, that thou shouldst fall, and Juda with thee? 2 Kings 15:16 Then Manahem destroyed Thapsa and all that were in it, and the borders thereof from Thersa, because they would not open to him: and he slew all the women thereof that were with child, and ripped them up. Context Abimelech's Punishment…51And there was in the midst of the city a high tower, to which both the men and the women were fled together, and all the princes of the city, and having shut and strongly barred the gate, they stood upon the battlements of the tower to defend themselves. 52And Abimelech, coming near the tower, fought stoutly: and, approaching to the gate, endeavoured to set fire to it:53And behold, a certain woman casting a piece of a millstone from above, dashed it against the head of Abimelech, and broke his skull.… Cross References Judges 9:51 And there was in the midst of the city a high tower, to which both the men and the women were fled together, and all the princes of the city, and having shut and strongly barred the gate, they stood upon the battlements of the tower to defend themselves. Judges 9:53 And behold, a certain woman casting a piece of a millstone from above, dashed it against the head of Abimelech, and broke his skull. Lexicon When Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name came וַיָּבֹ֤א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while attack וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם (way·yil·lā·ḥem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle the tower, הַמִּגְדָּ֔ל (ham·miḡ·dāl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers he approached וַיִּגַּ֛שׁ (way·yig·gaš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5066: To draw near, approach its הַמִּגְדָּ֖ל (ham·miḡ·dāl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers entrance פֶּ֥תַח (pe·ṯaḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6607: An opening, door, entrance way to set it on fire. לְשָׂרְפ֥וֹ (lə·śā·rə·p̄ōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8313: To be, on fire Additional Translations When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire.And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and went hard to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. And Abimelech drew near to the tower, and they besieged it; and Abimelech drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and he drew near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire; And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. And Abimelech cometh unto the tower, and fighteth against it, and draweth nigh unto the opening of the tower to burn it with fire, Jump to Previous Abimelech Abim'elech Approached Attack Burn Close Door Draweth Drew Entrance Hard Nigh Opening Purpose Stormed TowerJump to Next Abimelech Abim'elech Approached Attack Burn Close Door Draweth Drew Entrance Hard Nigh Opening Purpose Stormed TowerExternal Links Judges 9:52 NIVJudges 9:52 NLT Judges 9:52 ESV Judges 9:52 NASB Judges 9:52 ASV Judges 9:52 Bible Apps Judges 9:52 Biblia Paralela Judges 9:52 Chinese Bible Judges 9:52 French Bible Judges 9:52 German Bible Alphabetical: Abimelech against and approached as burn But came entrance fire fought he it of on set So stormed the to tower went with OT History: Judges 9:52 Abimelech came to the tower and fought (Jd Judg. Jdg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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