Judges 9:46
What does Judges 9:46 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 9:46 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then all the townsmen of the tower of Shechem, hearing of it, went into the inner room of the house of El-berith.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And all the masters of the tower of Shechem hear, and go in unto the high place of the house of the god Berith,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And when they who dwelt in the tower of Sichem, had heard this, they went into the temple of their god Berith, where they had made a covenant with him, and from thence the place had taken its name, and it was exceeding strong.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And all the men of the tower of Shechem heard [that], and they entered into the stronghold of the house of thegod Berith.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 1:2
And Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this sickness.
- Psalms 115:8
They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth in them.
- Judges 8:33
And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and played the harlot after the Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.
- Isaiah 28:15
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
- Judges 9:27
And 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.
- Isaiah 37:38
And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.