Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version All that day Abimelek pressed his attack against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he destroyed the city and scattered salt over it. New Living Translation The battle went on all day before Abimelech finally captured the city. He killed the people, leveled the city, and scattered salt all over the ground. English Standard Version And Abimelech fought against the city all that day. He captured the city and killed the people who were in it, and he razed the city and sowed it with salt. Berean Standard Bible And all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt. King James Bible And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt. New King James Version So Abimelech fought against the city all that day; he took the city and killed the people who were in it; and he demolished the city and sowed it with salt. New American Standard Bible Abimelech fought against the city that whole day, and he captured the city and killed the people who were in it; then he tore down the city and sowed it with salt. NASB 1995 Abimelech fought against the city all that day, and he captured the city and killed the people who were in it; then he razed the city and sowed it with salt. NASB 1977 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day, and he captured the city and killed the people who were in it; then he razed the city and sowed it with salt. Legacy Standard Bible So Abimelech fought against the city all that day, and he captured the city and killed the people who were in it; then he tore the city down and sowed it with salt. Amplified Bible Abimelech fought against the city that entire day. He took the city and killed the people who were in it; he demolished the city and sowed it with salt. Christian Standard Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. American Standard Version And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were therein: and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt. Contemporary English Version He and his troops fought in Shechem all day, until they had killed everyone in town. Then he and his men tore down the houses and buildings and scattered salt everywhere. English Revised Version And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein: and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt. GOD'S WORD® Translation Abimelech attacked the city all day long. He captured the city and killed the people in it. He also tore down the city and scattered salt all over the land. Good News Translation The fighting continued all day long. Abimelech captured the city, killed its people, tore it down, and covered the ground with salt. International Standard Version Abimelech fought against the city all that day, captured the city, killed the people in it, then tore the city to the ground and sowed it with salt. Majority Standard Bible And all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt. NET Bible Abimelech fought against the city all that day. He captured the city and killed all the people in it. Then he leveled the city and spread salt over it. New Heart English Bible Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and killed the people who were in it. And he destroyed the city, and sowed it with salt. Webster's Bible Translation And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were in it, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt. World English Bible Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city and killed the people in it. He beat down the city and sowed it with salt. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand Abimelech has fought against the city all that day, and captures the city, and has slain the people who [are] in it, and he breaks down the city, and sows it [with] salt. Young's Literal Translation and Abimelech hath fought against the city all that day, and captureth the city, and the people who are in it he hath slain, and he breaketh down the city, and soweth it with salt. Smith's Literal Translation And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he will take the city, and the people which in it he killed, and he will tear down the city, and will sow it with salt. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Abimelech assaulted the city all that day: and took it, and killed the inhabitants thereof, and demolished it, so that he sowed salt in it. Catholic Public Domain Version Now Abimelech assaulted the city all that day. And he seized it, and he killed its inhabitants, and he destroyed it, so much so that he scattered salt in it. New American Bible That entire day Abimelech fought against the city. He captured it, killed the people who were in it, and demolished the city itself, sowing it with salt. New Revised Standard Version Abimelech fought against the city all that day; he took the city, and killed the people that were in it; and he razed the city and sowed it with salt. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Abimeleck fought in the city all that day; and he took the city, and he slew all the people that were in it, and he destroyed the city, and sowed it with salt. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Abimelek fought in the city all that day and defeated the city, and all the people that were in it he killed, and he destroyed the city and he sowed it with salt OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were therein; and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Abimelech fought against the city all that day, and took the city, and slew the people that were in it, and destroyed the city, and sowed it with salt. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Fall of Shechem…44Then Abimelech and the companies with him rushed forward and took their stand at the entrance of the city gate. The other two companies rushed against all who were in the fields and struck them down. 45And all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt. 46On hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.… Cross References 2 Kings 3:25 They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well. Jeremiah 48:18 Come down from your glory; sit on parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses. Isaiah 25:2 Indeed, You have made the city a heap of rubble, the fortified town a ruin. The fortress of strangers is a city no more; it will never be rebuilt. Deuteronomy 29:23 All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger. Ezekiel 26:4 They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and make her a bare rock. Isaiah 34:13 Her towers will be overgrown with thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. She will become a haunt for jackals, an abode for ostriches. Jeremiah 9:11 “And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.” Zephaniah 2:9 Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.” Jeremiah 50:13 Because of the wrath of the LORD, she will not be inhabited; she will become completely desolate. All who pass through Babylon will be horrified and will hiss at all her wounds. Isaiah 13:19 And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. Matthew 11:23 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. Luke 19:43-44 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. / They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.” Revelation 18:21 Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again. Matthew 24:2 “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” Mark 13:2 “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” Treasury of Scripture And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt. he took Judges 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. beat Deuteronomy 29:23 And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath: 1 Kings 12:25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel. 2 Kings 3:25 And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it. sowed. Jump to Previous Abimelech Abim'elech Attack Beat Breaketh Captured Captureth City Covered Death Destroyed Killed Pressed Pulled Razed Salt Scattered Slain Slew Sowed Soweth ThereinJump to Next Abimelech Abim'elech Attack Beat Breaketh Captured Captureth City Covered Death Destroyed Killed Pressed Pulled Razed Salt Scattered Slain Slew Sowed Soweth ThereinJudges 9 1. Abimelech by conspiracy with the Shechemites, and murder of his brothers, is made king7. Jotham by a parable rebukes them, and foretells their ruin 22. Gaal conspires with the Shechemites against him 30. Zebul reveals it 34. Abimelech overcomes them, and sows the city with salt 46. He burns the hold of the god Berith 50. At Thebez he is slain by a piece of a millstone 56. Jotham's curse is fulfilled. All that day The phrase "All that day" indicates the relentless and continuous nature of Abimelech's assault. In the Hebrew context, this suggests a determined and unyielding effort, reflecting Abimelech's resolve to achieve his goal. This persistence can be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual battles believers face, where perseverance in faith is crucial. Abimelech pressed his attack against the city until he had captured it and killed its people Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt Sowed it with salt.--Nothing can better show his deadly execration against the populace to whom he owed his elevation, and who had been the instrument of his crimes. By this symbolic act he devoted the city to barrenness and desolation. (See Psalm 107:34; Deuteronomy 29:23; Job 39:6, and marg.) "When Milan was taken, in A.D. 1162, it was sown with salt, and the house of Admiral Coligny, A.D. 1572, was sown with salt by the command of Charles IX., king of France" (Wordsworth). . . . Verse 45. - Abimelech fought against the city, etc. When all the Shechemites in the field were smitten or dispersed, Abimelech stormed the city, weakened as it was by the previous loss of so many of its defenders. The city made an obstinate defence notwithstanding, but was taken before night, and all the inhabitants were put to the sword. The walls were then razed to the ground, and the site was sown with salt to express the wish that it might be barren and uninhabited for ever (cf. Psalm 107:34, marg.; Jeremiah 17:6). This action of sowing with salt is not elsewhere mentioned; but it is well known that salt destroys vegetation, and is used by gardeners for this very purpose. Pliny (quoted by Rosenmuller) says, Omnis locus in quo reperitur sal sterilis est.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And allכֹּ֚ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every that הַה֔וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day Abimelech וַאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ (wa·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name fought נִלְחָ֣ם (nil·ḥām) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle against the city בָּעִ֗יר (bā·‘îr) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement until he had captured it וַיִּלְכֹּד֙ (way·yil·kōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere and killed הָרָ֑ג (hā·rāḡ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent its people. הָעָ֥ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Then he demolished וַיִּתֹּץ֙ (way·yit·tōṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5422: To pull down, break down the city הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement and sowed וַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָ (way·yiz·rā·‘e·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 2232: To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify it with salt. מֶֽלַח׃ (me·laḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4417: Powder, salt Links Judges 9:45 NIVJudges 9:45 NLT Judges 9:45 ESV Judges 9:45 NASB Judges 9:45 KJV Judges 9:45 BibleApps.com Judges 9:45 Biblia Paralela Judges 9:45 Chinese Bible Judges 9:45 French Bible Judges 9:45 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 9:45 Abimelech fought against the city all that (Jd Judg. 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