And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
Judges 9:46 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into a hold of the house of the god Berith. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adram´melech and Share´zer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar–had´don his son reigned in his stead.
And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Ba´alim, and made Ba´al–be´rith their god.
And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abim´elech.
And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Ba´al–be´rith, wherewith Abim´elech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.
And it was told Abim´elech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.