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Judges 9:57 KJV
Judges · chapter 9 · verse 57
And 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.Judges 9:57 · King James Version
Judges 9:57 in context
55And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
56Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:
57And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ShechemShᵉkemShekem, a place in PalestineH7927 →
- rendershûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- JothamYôwthâmJotham, the name of three IsraelitesH3147 →
- headsrôʼshthe head , whether literal or figurativeH7218 →
- curseqᵉlâlâhvilificationH7045 →
- evilraʻbad or evilH7451 →
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We have seen the ruin of the Shechemites completed by the hand of Abimelech; and now it comes to his turn to be reckoned with who was their leader in villany. Thebez was a small city, probably not far from Shechem, dependent upon it, and in confederacy with it. Now, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 50-57