Judges 9:46
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
On hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.
In context
44 Then Abimelech and the companies with him rushed forward and took their stand at the entrance of the city gate. The other two companies rushed against all who were in the fields and struck them down.
45 And all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt.
46 On hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.
47 And when Abimelech was told that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem were gathered there,
48 he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon. Abimelech took his axe in his hand and cut a branch from the trees, which he lifted to his shoulder, saying to his men, “Hurry and do what you have seen me do.”
Judges 9:46 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- On hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.
- KJV King James Version
- And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
- WEB World English Bible
- When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And all the masters of the tower of Shechem hear, and go in unto the high place of the house of the god Berith,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And all the men of the tower of Shechem heard [that], and they entered into the stronghold of the house of the god Berith.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that , they entered into a hold of the house of the god Berith.