Judges 9:57
What does Judges 9:57 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 9:57 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God requite upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God requite upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And God sent back on to the heads of the men of Shechem all the evil they had done, and the curse of Jotham, the son of Jerubbaal, came on them.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and all the evil of the men of Shechem hath God turned back on their head, and come unto them doth the cursing of Jotham son of Jerubbaal.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The Sichemites also were rewarded for what they had done, and the curse of Joatham, the son of Jerobaal, came upon them.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And all the evil of the men of Shechem didGod render back upon their heads; and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
Context
v.56Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren;
v.57This passage
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 6:26
And Joshua charged them with an oath at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before Jehovah, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
- 1 Kings 16:34
In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof with the loss of Abiram his first-born, and set up the gates thereof with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.
- Judges 9:20
but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
- Judges 9:45
And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were therein: and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.