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Judges 9:44-46
New American Standard Bible 1995
Judges 9:44-46
New American Standard Bible 1995
44 Then Abimelech and the [a]company who was with him dashed forward and stood in the entrance of the city gate; the other two [b]companies then dashed against all who were in the field and [c]slew them. 45 Abimelech fought against the city all that day, and he captured the city and killed the people who were in it; then he (A)razed the city and sowed it with salt.
46 When all the leaders of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the inner chamber of the [d]temple of (B)El-berith.
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- Judges 9:44 Singular with Gr; Heb plural, heads
- Judges 9:44 Lit heads
- Judges 9:44 Lit smote
- Judges 9:46 Lit house
Judges 9:44-46
New International Version
Judges 9:44-46
New International Version
44 Abimelek and the companies with him rushed forward to a position at the entrance of the city gate. Then two companies attacked those in the fields and struck them down. 45 All that day Abimelek pressed his attack against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he destroyed the city(A) and scattered salt(B) over it.
46 On hearing this, the citizens in the tower of Shechem went into the stronghold of the temple(C) of El-Berith.
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