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Judges 9:46-48
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Judges 9:46-48
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46 There were some people who lived at the Tower of Shechem.[a] When they heard what had happened to Shechem, they gathered together in the safest room[b] of the temple of the god El Berith.[c]
47 Abimelech heard that all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem had gathered together. 48 So Abimelech and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon.[d] Abimelech took an ax and cut off some branches and carried them on his shoulders. Then Abimelech said to the men with him, “Hurry! Do the same thing that I have done.”
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- Judges 9:46 Tower of Shechem This was probably a place near Shechem but not actually part of the city.
- Judges 9:46 safest room The meaning of this Hebrew word is uncertain. Also in verse 49.
- Judges 9:46 El Berith Another name for the god Baal Berith mentioned in verses 4 and 8:33. The name here means “God of the Agreement.” Also in verse 49.
- Judges 9:48 Mount Zalmon This is probably another name for Mount Ebal, a mountain near Shechem.
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