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Judges 9:56

Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

KJV

et reddidit Deus malum quod fecerat Abimelech contra patrem suum, interfectis septuaginta fratribus suis.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν ὁ θεὸς τὴν πονηρίαν Ἀβειμέλεχ, ἣν ἐποίησεν τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ ἀποκτεῖναι τοὺς ἑβδομήκοντα ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ.

LXX

Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren;

ASV

וַ/יָּ֣שֶׁב אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֵ֖ת רָעַ֣ת אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ לְ/אָבִ֔י/ו לַ/הֲרֹ֖ג אֶת שִׁבְעִ֥ים אֶחָֽי/ו

Hebrew

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In this verse

People AbimelechAbimelech

In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ
'bymlk
proper_noun · 67×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
ו
v
noun · 629×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
ם
m
verb · 167×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×
שִׁבְעִ֥ים
shb'ym
adjective · 90×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 16:8 — The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art t
  • Gal 6:7 — Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
  • Judg 9:20 — But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
  • Judg 9:24 — That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the
  • Matt 7:2 — For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
  • Prov 5:22 — His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
  • Ps 9:12 — When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
  • Ps 11:6 — Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
  • Ps 58:10 — The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
  • Ps 94:23 — And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.