Judges 9:47

Abimelech was told that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

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WEBBE

Abimelech was told that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

BSB

And when Abimelech was told that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem were gathered there,

KJV

And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

ASV

And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

BBE

And word was given to Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were there together.

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Matthew Henry · Verses 30–49

Abimelech intended to punish the Schechemites for slighting him now, but God punished them for their serving him formerly in the murder of Gideon's sons. When God uses men as instruments in his hand to do his work, he means one thing, and they another. That, which they hoped would have been for their welfare, proved a snare and a trap, as those will certainly find, who run to idols for shelter; such will prove a refuge of lies. (Jdg 9:50-57)

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