Judges 8:31 - Easy To Read Version Gideon had a concubine [74] that lived in the city of Shechem. He had a son with that concubine. He named that son Abimelech. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And his concubine, who was in Shechem, also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelech. American Standard Version (1901) And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech. Common English Bible His secondary wife who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech. Catholic Public Domain Version But his concubine, whom he had in Shechem, bore him a son named Abimelech. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And his concubine, that he had in Sichem, bore him a son, whose name was Abimelech. |
Abraham told people that Sarah was his sister. Abimelech, king of Gerar, heard this. Abimelech wanted Sarah, so he sent some servants to take her.
Also Nahor had four other sons from his woman servant [128] Reumah. The sons were Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
Gideon had 70 sons of his own. He had so many sons because he had many wives.
So Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age. Gideon was buried in the tomb that Joash, his father, owned. That tomb is in the city of Ophrah, where the Abiezer family lives.
But now you have turned against my father’s family. You have killed 70 of my father’s sons all at the same time. [81] You made Abimelech the new king over the city of Shechem. He is only the son of my father’s slave girl. But you made him king because he is your relative.