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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Judges 9:46 Catholic Bible: When all the leading men in the fort at Shechem heard about this, they sought safety in the stronghold of the temple of Baal-of-the-Covenant. </title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/catholic/judges/9-46.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/15002new8.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/judges/9-46.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/judges/9-46.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/catholic/">Bible</a> > <a href="/gntd/judges/1.htm">Judges</a> > <a href="/gntd/judges/9.htm">Chapter 9</a> > Verse 46</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../judges/9-45.htm" title="Judges 9:45">◄</a> Judges 9:46 <a href="../judges/9-47.htm" title="Judges 9:47">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/nabre/judges/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#552200" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gntd/judges/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When all the leading men in the fort at Shechem heard about this, they sought safety in the stronghold of the temple of Baal-of-the-Covenant. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When all the lords of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the temple of El-berith.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/judges/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Earlier that day, the leaders of the temple of El Berith at Shechem had heard about the attack. So they went into the temple fortress, <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When they heard of this, all the lords of the Migdal-shechem went into the crypt of the temple of El-berith.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/judges/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when they who dwelt in the tower of Sichem, had heard this, they went into the temple of their god Berith, where they had made a covenant with him, and from thence the place had taken its name, and it was exceeding strong.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">And when they who dwelt in the tower of Sichem, had heard this, they went into the temple of their god Berith, where they had made a covenant with him, and from thence the place had taken its name, and it was exceeding strong.</p><p class="hdg">an hold</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../judges/9-4.htm">Judges 9:4,27</a> And they gave him seventy weight of silver out of the temple of Baalberith: wherewith he hired to himself men that were needy, and vagabonds, and they followed him. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../judges/8-33.htm">Judges 8:33</a> But after Gedeon was dead, the children of Israel turned again, and committed fornication with Baalim. And they made a covenant with Baal, that he should be their god:</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_kings/8-26.htm">1 Kings 8:26</a> And now, Lord God of Israel, let thy words be established, which thou hast spoken to thy servant David, my father.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../2_kings/1-2.htm">2 Kings 1:2-4</a> And Ochozias fell through the lattices of his upper chamber, which he had in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, saying to them: Go, consult Beelzebub, the god of Accaron, whether I shall recover of this my illness. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../psalms/115-8.htm">Psalm 115:8</a> Let them that make them become like unto them: and all such as trust in them.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../isaiah/28-15.htm">Isaiah 28:15-18</a> For you have said: We have entered into a league with death, and we have made a covenant with hell. When the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come upon us: for we have placed our hope in lies, and by falsehood we are protected. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../isaiah/37-38.htm">Isaiah 37:38</a> And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the temple of Nesroch his god, that Adramelech and Sarasar his sons slew him with the sword: and they fled into the land of Ararat, and Asarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.</p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/judges/9.htm">The Fall of Shechem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">45</span>And Abimelech assaulted the city all that day: and took it, and killed the inhabitants thereof, and demolished it, so that he sowed salt in it. <span class="reftext">46</span><span class="highl">And when they who dwelt in the tower of Sichem, had heard this, they went into the temple of their god Berith, where they had made a covenant with him, and from thence the place had taken its name, and it was exceeding strong.</span><span class="reftext">47</span>Abimelech also hearing that the men of the tower of Sichem were gathered together,…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../judges/8-33.htm">Judges 8:33</a></span><br />But after Gedeon was dead, the children of Israel turned again, and committed fornication with Baalim. And they made a covenant with Baal, that he should be their god:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../judges/9-27.htm">Judges 9:27</a></span><br />Went out into the fields, wasting the vineyards, and treading down the grapes: and singing and dancing, they went into the temple of their god, and in their banquets and cups they cursed Abimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../judges/9-47.htm">Judges 9:47</a></span><br />Abimelech also hearing that the men of the tower of Sichem were gathered together,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/9-4.htm">Berith</a> <a href="/judges/3-25.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/judges/9-39.htm">Citizens</a> <a href="/judges/6-5.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/judges/7-11.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/judges/9-30.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/judges/9-30.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/judges/5-18.htm">High</a> <a href="/judges/9-13.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/judges/9-27.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/3-24.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/judges/9-39.htm">Leaders</a> <a href="/judges/9-39.htm">Masters</a> <a href="/judges/3-25.htm">Room</a> <a href="/judges/9-42.htm">Shechem</a> <a href="/judges/6-26.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/judges/9-27.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/judges/8-27.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/judges/8-17.htm">Tower</a> <a href="/judges/9-39.htm">Townsmen</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/8-33.htm">Berith</a> <a href="/judges/15-1.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-12.htm">Citizens</a> <a href="/judges/18-18.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/judges/13-23.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/judges/9-47.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/judges/17-2.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/judges/16-25.htm">High</a> <a href="/judges/9-49.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/judges/10-9.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/16-9.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/judges/9-47.htm">Leaders</a> <a href="/judges/9-47.htm">Masters</a> <a href="/judges/14-18.htm">Room</a> <a href="/judges/9-47.htm">Shechem</a> <a href="/judges/9-49.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/judges/16-26.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/judges/14-9.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/judges/9-47.htm">Tower</a> <a href="/judges/20-5.htm">Townsmen</a><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/9-46.htm">Judges 9:46 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/9-46.htm">Judges 9:46 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/9-46.htm">Judges 9:46 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/9-46.htm">Judges 9:46 NASB</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/9-46.htm">Judges 9:46 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/9-46.htm">Judges 9:46 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/9-46.htm">Judges 9:46 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/9-46.htm">Judges 9:46 French Bible</a><br /><a href="//bibeltext.com/judges/9-46.htm">Judges 9:46 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Alphabetical: all chamber citizens El-Berith entered heard hearing in inner into it leaders of On Shechem stronghold temple the they this tower went When<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://biblehub.com/judges/9-46.htm">OT History: Judges 9:46 When all the men of the tower (Jd Judg. 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