Parallel Verses
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.
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
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 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 Abimelech fought against the city all that day. And he took the city and killed the people in it. And he beat down the city and sowed it with salt. 46 And all the men of the tower of Shechem heard, and entered into a stronghold of the house of the god 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 happened as soon as Gideon was dead, the sons of Israel turned again and went lusting after the Baals, 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 worthless and reckless persons who followed him.
Judges 9:27
And they went out into the fields and gathered their vineyards and trod the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
1 Kings 8:26
And now, O God of Israel, I pray You, let Your Word be proved to be true, the Word which You spoke to Your servant David my father.
2 Kings 1:2-4
And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper room in Samaria, and was sick. And he sent messengers and said to them, Go, ask of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
Psalm 115:8
The ones who make them are like them, and everyone who trusts in them.
Isaiah 28:15-18
Because you have said, We have made a covenant with death, and we have made a vision with hell; when the overwhelming rod shall pass through, it shall not come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hidden ourselves under falsehood,
Isaiah 37:38
And it happened as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons struck him with the sword. And they escaped into the land of Ararat; and Esar-haddon his son reigned in his place.