Judges 9:22

Amplified Bible

Abimelech ruled over Israel for three years.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When Abimelech had ruled over Israel three years,

Hebrew Names Version
Avimelekh was prince over Yisra'el three years.

King James Version
When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,

Lexham English Bible
Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.

English Standard Version
Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.

New Century Version
Abimelech ruled Israel for three years.

New English Translation
Abimelech commanded Israel for three years.

New American Standard Bible
Now Abimelech ruled over Israel for three years.

Geneva Bible (1587)
So Abimelech reigned three yeere ouer Israel.

Legacy Standard Bible
And on some, who are doubting, have mercy;

Contemporary English Version
Abimelech had been a military commander of Israel for three years,

Complete Jewish Bible
Avimelekh was chief over Isra'el for three years.

Darby Translation
And Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.

Easy-to-Read Version
Abimelech ruled the Israelites for three years.

George Lamsa Translation
When Abimeleck had reigned over Israel three years,

Good News Translation
Abimelech ruled Israel for three years.

Literal Translation
And Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now whan Abimelech had reigned thre yeare ouer Israel,

American Standard Version
And Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.

Bible in Basic English
So Abimelech was chief over Israel for three years.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
When Abimelech had raigned three yeres ouer Israel,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.

King James Version (1611)
When Abimelech had reigned three yeeres ouer Israel,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Abimelech reigned over Israel three years.

English Revised Version
And Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.

Berean Standard Bible
After Abimelech had reigned over Israel for three years,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Abymelech regnede on Israel thre yeer.

Young's Literal Translation
And Abimelech is prince over Israel three years,

Update Bible Version
And Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.

Webster's Bible Translation
When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,

World English Bible
Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.

New King James Version
After Abimelech had reigned over Israel three years,

New Living Translation
After Abimelech had ruled over Israel for three years,

New Life Bible
Abimelech ruled over Israel for three years.

New Revised Standard
Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.

Douay-Rheims Bible
So Abimelech reigned over Israel three years.

Revised Standard Version
Abim'elech ruled over Israel three years.

THE MESSAGE
Abimelech ruled over Israel for three years. Then God brought bad blood between Abimelech and Shechem's leaders, who now worked treacherously behind his back. Violence boomeranged: The murderous violence that killed the seventy brothers, the sons of Jerub-Baal, was now loose among Abimelech and Shechem's leaders, who had supported the violence.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.

Contextual Overview

²²Abimelech ruled over Israel for three years.²³Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem; and the leaders of Shechem acted treacherously against Abimelech, ²⁴so that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal (Gideon) might come [on the guilty], and that their [innocent] blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother, who had killed them, and on the leaders of Shechem, who strengthened his hands (encouraged him) to kill his brothers. ²⁵The leaders of Shechem set men in ambush against Abimelech on the mountaintops, and they robbed all who passed by them along the road; and it was reported to Abimelech. ²⁶Now Gaal the son of Ebed came with his relatives, and moved into Shechem; and the leaders of Shechem trusted him. ²⁷They went out into the field, gathered the grapes of their vineyard and trod them, and held a festival; and they entered the house of their god, and they ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech. ²⁸Gaal the son of Ebed said, "Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not [merely] the son of Jerubbaal and is Zebul not his lieutenant? Serve the men of Hamor the father (founder) of Shechem. Why then should we serve Abimelech? ²⁹"If only this people were under my authority! Then I would remove Abimelech and say to him, 'Increase [the size of] your army and come out [to fight].'" ³⁰When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger burned. ³¹He sent messengers to Abimelech secretly, saying, "Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his relatives have come to Shechem; and they are stirring up the city against you.

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Judges 11:26 - three hundred

Cross-References

Genesis 9:12
And God said, "This is the token (visible symbol, memorial) of the [solemn] covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations;

Genesis 9:13
I set My rainbow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.

Genesis 9:15
and I will [compassionately] remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and never again will the water become a flood to destroy all flesh.

Genesis 9:16
"When the rainbow is in the clouds and I look at it, I will [solemnly] remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."

Genesis 9:19
These are the three sons of Noah, and from these [men] the whole earth was populated and scattered with inhabitants.

Genesis 9:20
And Noah began to farm and cultivate the ground and he planted a vineyard.

Genesis 9:21
He drank some of the wine and became drunk, and he was uncovered and lay exposed inside his tent.

Genesis 9:25
So he said, "Cursed be Canaan [the son of Ham]; A servant of servants He shall be to his brothers."

Genesis 10:6
the sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim [from whom descended the Egyptians], Put, and Canaan;

1 Chronicles 1:8
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel. The people in general consenting to what the men of Shechem had done, at least not opposing it, all being desirous of a king, and therefore put up with a mean person, rather than have none; though it is amazing they should, and that they had not rose up as one man against Abimelech, and avenged the blood of the sons of Gideon, who had been so useful and serviceable to them; it is indeed said that he reigned over all Israel, and his reign, such as it was, was very short, as is often the case with wicked princes.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Had reigned - Rather, “had ruled.” It is not the phrase used in Judges 9:6. It looks as if the Shechemites alone had made him king, and the rest of Israel had submitted to his dominion, without allowing his title of king.