Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
When all the lords of the Tower of Shechem heard, they entered the inner chamber
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.
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 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
So Abimelech fought against the city that entire day, captured it, and killed the people who were in it. Then he tore down the city and sowed it with salt.
46 When all the lords of the Tower of Shechem heard, they entered the inner chamber
Cross References
Judges 8:33
When Gideon died, the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the Baals and made Baal-berith
Judges 9:4
So they gave him 70 pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-berith.
Judges 9:27
So they went out to the countryside and harvested grapes from their vineyards. They trampled the grapes and held a celebration.
1 Kings 8:26
please confirm what You promised
to Your servant, my father David.
2 Kings 1:2-4
Ahaziah
Psalm 115:8
as are all who trust in them.
Isaiah 28:15-18
and we have made an agreement with Sheol;
when the overwhelming scourge passes through,
it will not touch us,
because we have made falsehood our refuge
and have hidden behind treachery.”
Isaiah 37:38
One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat.