Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of El-berith.

New American Standard Bible

When all the leaders of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.

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.

Holman Bible

When all the lords of the Tower of Shechem heard, they entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.

International Standard Version

When all the "lords" at the tower of Shechem heard what had happened, they retreated into the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.

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.

Amplified

When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard about it, they entered the inner chamber (stronghold) of the temple of El-berith (the god of a covenant).

Bible in Basic English

Then all the townsmen of the tower of Shechem, hearing of it, went into the inner room of the house of El-berith.

Darby Translation

When all the people of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El-be'rith.

Julia Smith Translation

And all the lords of the tower of Shechem will hear, and they will go in to the tower of the god of the covenant

King James 2000

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into a stronghold of the house of the god Berith.

Lexham Expanded Bible

When all the lords of the tower of Shechem heard, they went to the vault of the temple of El-Berith.

Modern King James verseion

And all the men of the tower of Shechem heard, and entered into a stronghold of the house of the god Berith.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And when all the men of the town of Shechem heard that, they entered into a stronghold of the house of their god Baalberith.

NET Bible

When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard the news, they went to the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.

New Heart English Bible

And when all the lords of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of El Berith.

The Emphasized Bible

And, when all the owners of the tower of Shechem heard, they entered into the basement of the house of El-berith.

Webster

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into a hold of the house of the god Berith.

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.

Youngs 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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And when all the men
בּעל 
Ba`al 
Usage: 85

of the tower
מגדּלה מגדּל 
Migdal 
Usage: 50

of Shechem
שׁכם 
Sh@kem 
Usage: 49


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

into an hold
צריח 
Ts@riyach 
Usage: 4

of the house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

of the god
אל 
'el 
Usage: 114

Context Readings

The Downfall Of Shechem And Abimelech

45 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day. And he took the city, and killed the people that were in it, and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt. 46 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of El-berith. 47 And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

Cross References

Judges 8:33

And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the sons of Israel turned again, and played the harlot after the Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.

Judges 9:4

And they gave him seventy [pieces] of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and unstable fellows who followed him.

Judges 9:27

And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod [the grapes], and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.

1 Kings 8:26

Now therefore, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spoke to thy servant David my father.

2 Kings 1:2-4

And Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick. And he sent messengers, and said to them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this sickness.

Psalm 115:8

Those who make them shall be like them. Yea, everyone who trusts in them.

Isaiah 28:15-18

Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and we are at agreement with Sheol. When the overflowing scourge shall pass through it shall not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hid ourselves unde

Isaiah 37:38

And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword, and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.

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