Judges 9:26
What does Judges 9:26 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 9:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then Gaal, the son of Ebed, came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their faith in him.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Gaal son of Ebed cometh--also his brethren--and they pass over into Shechem, and the masters of Shechem trust in him,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Gaal, the son of Obed, came with his brethren, and went over to Sichem. And the inhabitants of Sichem, taking courage at his coming,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem; and the citizens of Shechem put confidence in him.
Context
v.25And the men of Shechem set liers-in-wait for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
v.26This passage
v.27And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trodthe grapes, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 19:7
And he said, I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly.
- Genesis 13:8
And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen; for we are brethren.