Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
When all the leaders of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the inner chamber of the
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
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.
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.
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
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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 9:46
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Downfall Of Shechem And Abimelech
45 And all that day Abimelech was fighting against the town; and he took it, and put to death the people who were in it, and had the town pulled down and covered with salt. 46 Then all the townsmen of the tower of Shechem, hearing of it, went into the inner room of the house of El-berith. 47 And word was given to Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were there together.
Cross References
Judges 8:33
And after the death of Gideon, the children of Israel again went after the gods of Canaan and were false to the Lord, and made Baal-berith their god.
Judges 9:4
And they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech got the support of a number of uncontrolled and good-for-nothing persons.
Judges 9:27
And they went out into their fields and got in the fruit of their vines, and when the grapes had been crushed, they made a holy feast and went into the house of their god, and over their food and drink they were cursing Abimelech.
1 Kings 8:26
So now, O God of Israel, it is my prayer that you will make your word come true which you said to your servant David, my father.
2 Kings 1:2-4
Now Ahaziah had a fall from the window of his room in Samaria, and was ill. And he sent men, and said to them, Put a question to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, about the outcome of my disease, to see if I will get well or not.
Psalm 115:8
Those who make them are like them; and so is everyone who puts his faith in them.
Isaiah 28:15-18
Because you have said, We have made death our friend, and with the underworld we have made an agreement; when the overflowing waters come through they will not come near us; for we are looking to false words for help, taking cover in what is untrue:
Isaiah 37:38
And it came about, when he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to death with the sword, and they went in flight into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon, his son, became king in his place.