His mother’s brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, “He is our brother.”
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His mother’s brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, “He is our brother.”
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And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
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And his mother's brethren spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words; and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said: 'He is our brother.'
Cross-references (3)
Passages linked to Judges 9:3 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 29:15 Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?”
- Psalms 10:3 For the wicked boasts of his heart’s cravings. He blesses the greedy and condemns Yahweh.
- Proverbs 1:11-14 If they say, “Come with us. Let’s lay in wait for blood. Let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause. Let’s swallow them up alive like Sheol, and whole, like those who go down into the pit. We’ll find all valuable wealth. We’ll fill our houses with plunder. You shall cast your lot among us. We’ll all have one purse.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 9:3 And his mother’s brethren spake of him…
Jdg 9:3 And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He [is] our brother.
Ver. 3. And his mother’s brethren spake of him.] And perhaps they gained the same commendation that the Duke of Buckingham, speaking to the Londoners for Richard III to be made likewise king, did, viz., that no man could deliver so much bad matter in so good words and quaint phrases.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain His mother’s brethren, i.e. kinsmen, as that word is…
His mother’s brethren, i.e. kinsmen, as that word is oft used, as Gen 14:16; 29:12.
He is our brother; they were easily persuaded to believe and follow what served their own interest.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And his mother's brethren spake of him in the…
And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of the men of Shechem all these words,.... Got them together in some certain place, and laid before them all that Abimelech had suggested to them, and spake in his favour to them:
and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, he is our brother; being fond of kingly government, as the Israelites generally were, it seemed most agreeable to them to have one king over them, and none more acceptable than one so nearly related to them, who they doubted not, from his alliance to them, would be ready to oblige them on all occasions.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Brethren - That is, kinsmen. He is our brother…
Brethren - That is, kinsmen. He is our brother - They were easily persuaded to believe what served their own interest.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 3. He is our brother.] We shall be…
Verse 3. He is our brother.] We shall be raised to places of trust under him, and our city will be the capital of the kingdom.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The Ephraimite pride revolted from Abi-ezrite rulers, and inclined…
The Ephraimite pride revolted from Abi-ezrite rulers, and inclined them to one who was a Shechemite by birth. (Compare the same spirit in the time of David and Rehoboam, 2Sa 20:1; 1Ki 12:16.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain His mother"s brethren. Presumably the Hivite population of Sheehem.
His mother"s brethren. Presumably the Hivite population of Sheehem.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 His mother's relatives spoke for him to the leaders
His mother's relatives spoke for him to the leaders
This means that the relatives of the mother of Abimelech spoke to the leaders, suggesting that they make Abimelech their king.
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they agreed to follow Abimelech
"they agreed to let Abimelech be their leader"
the house
Here "house" represents a temple. (See: Metonymy)
seventy pieces of silver
This means seventy shekels of silver. A shekel weighs 11 grams. If it is necessary to translate this with modern measurements, you can translate it like this. AT: "almost one kilo of silver" (See: Biblical Money)
seventy
"70" (See: Numbers)
Baal-Berith
This is the name of a false god. See how you translated it in Judges 8:33.
lawless and reckless
"violent and foolish"
translationWords
Shechem
Abimelech
brother
silver
lawful
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