Now therefore, O God of Israel, let thy word be confirmed, which thou hast spoken to thy servant David my father.
Judges 9:46 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) When all the people of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El-berith. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when all the men of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El-berith [the god of Berith]. American Standard Version (1901) And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith. Common English Bible When all the leaders in the Tower of Shechem heard about this, they entered the side rooms in the El-berith temple. Catholic Public Domain Version And when those living in the tower of Shechem had heard about this, they entered the temple of their god, Berith, where they had formed a covenant with him. And it was because of this, that the place had taken its name. And it was greatly fortified. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
Now therefore, O God of Israel, let thy word be confirmed, which thou hast spoken to thy servant David my father.
And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, slew him with the sword, and escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.
And Joshua said, “Roll great stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them;
As soon as Gideon died, the people of Israel turned again and played the harlot after the Baals, and made Baal-berith their god.
And they went out into the field, and gathered the grapes from their vineyards and trod them, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank and reviled Abimelech.
And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, who followed him.
Abimelech was told that all the people of the Tower of Shechem were gathered together.