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Judges 9:20 KJV
Judges · chapter 9 · verse 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 9:20 · King James Version
Judges 9:20 in context
18And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)
19If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
20But 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.
21And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
22When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- AbimelechʼĂbîymelekAbimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two IsraelitesH40 →
- ShechemShᵉkemShekem, a place in PalestineH7927 →
- devourʼâkalto eatH398 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- Millomillôwʼa rampartH4407 →
- MilloBêyth MillôwʼBeth-Millo, the name of two citadelsH1037 →
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We have here the only testimony that appears to have been borne against the wicked confederacy of Abimelech and the men of Shechem.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-21