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href="/bsb/judges/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/judges/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Thus God repaid the wickedness that Abimelek had done to his father by murdering his seventy brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In this way, God punished Abimelech for the evil he had done against his father by murdering his seventy brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus God returned the evil of Abimelech, which he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In this way God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father in murdering his seventy brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he had done to his father by killing his seventy brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he had done to his father in killing his seventy brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he had done to his father in killing his seventy brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he had done to his father, in killing his seventy brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus God returned the evil of Abimelech, which he had done to his father in killing his seventy brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In this way God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he had done to his father [Jerubbaal] by killing his seventy brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In this way, God brought back Abimelech’s evil—the evil that Abimelech had done to his father when he killed his seventy brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In this way, God turned back on Abimelech the evil that he had done against his father, by killing his 70 brothers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />That's how God punished Abimelech for killing his brothers and bringing shame on his father's family. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So God paid back Abimelech for the evil he had done to his father when he killed his 70 brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And so it was that God paid Abimelech back for the crime that he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />That's how God repaid Abimelech for the evil thing he did to his father by killing his 70 brothers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In this way God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father in murdering his seventy brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />God repaid Abimelech for the evil he did to his father by murdering his seventy half-brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in killing his seventy brothers;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in killing his seventy brothers; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and God turns back the evil of Abimelech which he did to his father to slay his seventy brothers;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and God turneth back the evil of Abimelech which he did to his father to slay his seventy brethren;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And God will turn back the evil of Abimelech which he did to his father for killing his seventy brethren.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And God repaid the evil, that Abimelech had done against his father, killing his seventy brethren. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so did God repay the evil that Abimelech had done against his father by killing his seventy brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Thus did God repay the evil that Abimelech had done to his father in killing his seventy brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus God repaid Abimelech for the crime he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimeleck, which he did to his father, in slaying his seventy brothers;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And God paid the evil to Abimelek that he did to his father and he killed his seventy brothers<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he wrought against his father, in slaying his seventy brethren.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/9-56.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=3165" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/9.htm">Abimelech's Punishment</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">55</span>And when the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all went home. <span class="reftext">56</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">In this way God</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: way·yā·šeḇ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">repaid</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘aṯ (N-fsc) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">the wickedness</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/40.htm" title="40: ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ (N-proper-ms) -- From 'ab and melek; father of king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites.">Abimelech</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">had done</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: lə·’ā·ḇîw (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">to his father</a> <a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: la·hă·rōḡ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent.">in murdering</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7657.htm" title="7657: šiḇ·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Seventy (a card. number). Multiple of sheba'; seventy.">his seventy</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’e·ḥāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">brothers.</a> </span><span class="reftext">57</span>And God also brought all the wickedness of the men of Shechem back upon their own heads. So the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal came upon them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/26-27.htm">Proverbs 26:27</a></span><br />He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-15.htm">Psalm 7:15-16</a></span><br />He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. / His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-2.htm">Matthew 7:2</a></span><br />For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a></span><br />Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:6</a></span><br />After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-15.htm">Obadiah 1:15</a></span><br />For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/9-16.htm">Psalm 9:16</a></span><br />The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-6.htm">Revelation 18:6</a></span><br />Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Isaiah 3:11</a></span><br />Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/24-12.htm">1 Samuel 24:12</a></span><br />May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-32.htm">1 Kings 2:32</a></span><br />The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-20.htm">Ezekiel 18:20</a></span><br />The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-29.htm">Jeremiah 50:29</a></span><br />Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a></span><br />Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in slaying his seventy brothers:</p><p class="hdg">God rendered.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/9-45.htm">Judges 9:45,24</a></b></br> And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that <i>was</i> therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-3.htm">Job 31:3</a></b></br> <i>Is</i> not destruction to the wicked? and a strange <i>punishment</i> to the workers of iniquity?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-12.htm">Psalm 9:12</a></b></br> When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/9-55.htm">Abimelech</a> <a href="/judges/9-55.htm">Abim'elech</a> <a href="/joshua/22-31.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/judges/9-24.htm">Crime</a> <a href="/judges/9-45.htm">Death</a> <a href="/judges/9-23.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/judges/9-24.htm">Killing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-26.htm">Murdering</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-20.htm">Rendered</a> <a href="/genesis/44-4.htm">Repaid</a> <a href="/judges/1-7.htm">Requited</a> <a href="/numbers/24-11.htm">Rewarded</a> <a href="/judges/9-24.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/judges/9-54.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/joshua/10-20.htm">Slaying</a> <a href="/judges/8-13.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/judges/9-40.htm">Way</a> <a href="/joshua/7-15.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/10-1.htm">Abimelech</a> <a href="/judges/10-1.htm">Abim'elech</a> <a href="/judges/20-6.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/judges/20-12.htm">Crime</a> <a href="/judges/10-2.htm">Death</a> <a href="/judges/9-57.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-57.htm">Killing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Murdering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-5.htm">Rendered</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-17.htm">Repaid</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-21.htm">Requited</a> <a href="/ruth/2-12.htm">Rewarded</a> <a href="/judges/12-14.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-10.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-16.htm">Slaying</a> <a href="/judges/11-39.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/judges/11-17.htm">Way</a> <a href="/judges/9-57.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/9-1.htm">Abimelech by conspiracy with the Shechemites, and murder of his brothers, is made king</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/9-7.htm">Jotham by a parable rebukes them, and foretells their ruin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/9-22.htm">Gaal conspires with the Shechemites against him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/9-30.htm">Zebul reveals it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/9-34.htm">Abimelech overcomes them, and sows the city with salt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/9-46.htm">He burns the hold of the god Berith</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/9-50.htm">At Thebez he is slain by a piece of a millstone</a></span><br><span class="reftext">56. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/9-56.htm">Jotham's curse is fulfilled.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It suggests a specific method or manner in which God's judgment is executed. The context of <a href="/judges/9.htm">Judges 9</a> reveals a series of events orchestrated by God to bring about justice, emphasizing His sovereignty and the certainty of divine retribution.<p><b>God repaid</b><br>The concept of divine retribution is central here. It underscores the biblical principle that God is just and will repay evil according to His righteousness. This reflects the broader biblical theme found in passages like <a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a>, where believers are reminded that vengeance belongs to the Lord.<p><b>the wickedness that Abimelech had done</b><br>Abimelech's actions are characterized as wickedness, highlighting the moral depravity of his deeds. His ambition led him to commit fratricide, a grave sin in biblical terms. This wickedness is not only a personal sin but also a violation of familial and societal norms, reflecting the broader theme of sin's destructive impact.<p><b>to his father</b><br>This phrase refers to Gideon, also known as Jerubbaal, Abimelech's father. The mention of his father emphasizes the betrayal and the violation of familial loyalty. It also serves as a reminder of Gideon's legacy and the tragic consequences of his son’s actions, contrasting Gideon's role as a judge with Abimelech's usurpation.<p><b>in murdering his seventy brothers</b><br>The murder of his seventy brothers is a heinous act of fratricide, illustrating the extent of Abimelech's ambition and moral corruption. This act is reminiscent of other biblical accounts of sibling rivalry and murder, such as Cain and Abel, and serves as a stark warning against the destructive power of unchecked ambition and sin. The number seventy may symbolize completeness, indicating the totality of Abimelech's crime.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/abimelech.htm">Abimelech</a></b><br>The son of Gideon (also known as Jerubbaal) and a concubine from Shechem. He sought power and killed his seventy brothers to establish himself as king.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gideon.htm">Gideon (Jerubbaal)</a></b><br>A judge of Israel who led the Israelites to victory over the Midianites. He had many sons, including Abimelech.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/shechem.htm">Shechem</a></b><br>A significant city in the hill country of Ephraim, where Abimelech was made king by the men of Shechem.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/seventy_brothers.htm">Seventy Brothers</a></b><br>The sons of Gideon, who were murdered by Abimelech in his quest for power, except for Jotham, who escaped.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice.htm">God's Justice</a></b><br>The divine retribution that comes upon Abimelech for his wicked actions, as seen in the events leading to his downfall.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Abimelech's account is a stark reminder that sin, especially grave sins like murder and betrayal, leads to severe consequences. God's justice prevails, and wickedness does not go unpunished.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_ambition.htm">The Dangers of Ambition</a></b><br>Abimelech's ambition led him to commit heinous acts. This serves as a warning against unchecked ambition and the pursuit of power at any cost.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty in Justice</a></b><br>Despite human actions, God's sovereignty ensures that justice is ultimately served. Believers can trust in God's timing and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_family_and_brotherhood.htm">The Importance of Family and Brotherhood</a></b><br>The destruction of family ties for personal gain leads to ruin. Maintaining integrity and love within family relationships is crucial.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_abimelech,_gideon's_son.htm">Who was Abimelech, son of Gideon, in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_send_an_evil_spirit_in_judges_9_23.htm">Why would God send an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem (Judges 9:23)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_abimelech's_rule_conflict_with_ot.htm">Does the account of Abimelech's violent rule conflict with other Old Testament portrayals of just leadership (Judges 9:22-24)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_opposition_to_abimelech's_act.htm">How could Abimelech have murdered seventy of Gideon's sons without immediate opposition (Judges 9:5)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(56, 57) Thus.--These impressive verses give the explanation of the whole narrative. They are inserted to show that God punishes both individual and national crimes, and that men's pleasant vices are made the instruments to scourge them. The murderer of his brothers "on one stone" is slain by a stone flung on his head, and the treacherous idolaters are treacherously burnt in the temple of their idol.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 56.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Which he did unto his father</span>. It is remarkable that the sacred writer, in calling attention to the righteous vengeance which fell upon the head of Abimelech, marks especially the conduct of Abimelech as undutiful to his father (see <a href="/exodus/21-17.htm">Exodus 21:17</a>; <a href="/matthew/15-4.htm">Matthew 15:4</a>; cf. also <a href="/genesis/9-24.htm">Genesis 9:24-26</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/9-56.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">In this way God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">repaid</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֣שֶׁב</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·šeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wickedness</span><br /><span class="heb">רָעַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Abimelech</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had done</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשָׂה֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to his father</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאָבִ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ā·ḇîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by murdering</span><br /><span class="heb">לַהֲרֹ֖ג</span> <span class="translit">(la·hă·rōḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2026.htm">Strong's 2026: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smite with deadly intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his seventy</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְעִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7657.htm">Strong's 7657: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seventy (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brothers.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/9-56.htm">Judges 9:56 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/9-56.htm">Judges 9:56 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/9-56.htm">Judges 9:56 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/9-56.htm">Judges 9:56 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/9-56.htm">Judges 9:56 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/9-56.htm">Judges 9:56 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/9-56.htm">Judges 9:56 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/9-56.htm">Judges 9:56 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/9-56.htm">Judges 9:56 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/9-56.htm">Judges 9:56 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/9-56.htm">OT History: Judges 9:56 Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech (Jd Judg. 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