Judges 9:56
What does Judges 9:56 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 9:56 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren;
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949In this way Abimelech was rewarded by God for the evil he had done to his father in putting his seventy brothers to death;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and God turneth back the evil of Abimelech which he did to his father to slay his seventy brethren;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And God repaid the evil that Abimelech had done against his father, killing his seventy brethren.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890AndGod rendered back the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in slaying his seventy brethren.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 9:12
For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them; He forgetteth not the cry of the poor.
- Psalms 11:6
Upon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.
- Proverbs 5:22
His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
- Judges 9:24
that the violence done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.
- Job 31:3
Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?
- Galatians 6:7
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.