Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Next Abimelek went to Thebez and besieged it and captured it. New Living Translation Then Abimelech attacked the town of Thebez and captured it. English Standard Version Then Abimelech went to Thebez and encamped against Thebez and captured it. Berean Standard Bible Then Abimelech went to Thebez, encamped against it, and captured it. King James Bible Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. New King James Version Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and he encamped against Thebez and took it. New American Standard Bible Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and he camped against Thebez and captured it. NASB 1995 Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and he camped against Thebez and captured it. NASB 1977 Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and he camped against Thebez and captured it. Legacy Standard Bible Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and he camped against Thebez and captured it. Amplified Bible Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and camped against Thebez and took it. Christian Standard Bible Abimelech went to Thebez, camped against it, and captured it. Holman Christian Standard Bible Abimelech went to Thebez, camped against it, and captured it. American Standard Version Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. Contemporary English Version After destroying Shechem, Abimelech went to Thebez. He surrounded the town and captured it. English Revised Version Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Abimelech went to Thebez, camped there, and captured it. Good News Translation Then Abimelech went to Thebez, surrounded that city, and captured it. International Standard Version Later on, Abimelech went to Thebez, set up a siege encampment there, and captured it. Majority Standard Bible Then Abimelech went to Thebez, encamped against it, and captured it. NET Bible Abimelech moved on to Thebez; he besieged and captured it. New Heart English Bible Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and camped against Thebez, and took it. Webster's Bible Translation Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. World English Bible Then Abimelech went to Thebez and encamped against Thebez, and took it. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Abimelech goes to Thebez, and encamps against Thebez, and captures it, Young's Literal Translation And Abimelech goeth unto Thebez, and encampeth against Thebez, and captureth it, Smith's Literal Translation And Abimelech will go to Thebez, and he will encamp against Thebez and take it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThen Abimelech departing from thence came to the town of Thebes, which he surrounded and besieged with his army. Catholic Public Domain Version Then Abimelech, setting out from there, arrived at the town of Thebez, which he surrounded and besieged with his army. New American Bible Abimelech proceeded to Thebez, encamped, and captured it. New Revised Standard Version Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen Abimeleck went to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez and took it. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Abimelek went on to Thebets and he camped in Thebets and seized it OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Abimelech went out of Baethel-berith, and encamped against Thebes, and took it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Abimelech's Punishment50Then Abimelech went to Thebez, encamped against it, and captured it. 51But there was a strong tower inside the city, and all the men, women, and leaders of the city fled there. They locked themselves in and went up to the roof of the tower.… Cross References 2 Samuel 11:1 In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem. 2 Kings 3:19 And you shall attack every fortified city and every city of importance. You shall cut down every good tree, stop up every spring, and ruin every good field with stones.” 2 Kings 18:13 In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah. 2 Kings 19:32 So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it. Isaiah 37:33 So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it. 2 Samuel 20:15 And Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel-beth-maacah and built a siege ramp against the outer rampart of the city. As all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to topple it, 2 Kings 25:1 So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. Jeremiah 6:6 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst. Ezekiel 4:2 Then lay siege against it: Construct a siege wall, build a ramp to it, set up camps against it, and place battering rams around it on all sides. Ezekiel 21:22 In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall. Matthew 21:33-41 Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ... Luke 14:31 Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand? Luke 19:43 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. Acts 12:21-23 On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people. / And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!” / Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died. Acts 23:12-15 When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. / More than forty of them were involved in this plot. / They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. ... Treasury of Scripture Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. Thebez. Jump to Previous Abimelech Abim'elech Army Besieged Camped Captured Captureth Encamped Encampeth Position ThebezJump to Next Abimelech Abim'elech Army Besieged Camped Captured Captureth Encamped Encampeth Position ThebezJudges 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. Then Abimelech The name "Abimelech" means "my father is king" in Hebrew, reflecting his ambition and self-proclaimed authority. Abimelech, a son of Gideon, sought power through ruthless means, contrasting sharply with his father's legacy. His account serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of unchecked ambition and the consequences of forsaking God's guidance. went to Thebez encamped against it and captured it Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ (’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name went וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Thebez, תֵּבֵ֑ץ (tê·ḇêṣ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8405: Thebez -- a city near Shechem encamped וַיִּ֥חַן (way·yi·ḥan) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2583: To incline, to decline, to pitch a, tent, gen, to encamp against it, בְּתֵבֵ֖ץ (bə·ṯê·ḇêṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8405: Thebez -- a city near Shechem and captured it. וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃ (way·yil·kə·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere Links Judges 9:50 NIVJudges 9:50 NLT Judges 9:50 ESV Judges 9:50 NASB Judges 9:50 KJV Judges 9:50 BibleApps.com Judges 9:50 Biblia Paralela Judges 9:50 Chinese Bible Judges 9:50 French Bible Judges 9:50 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 9:50 Then went Abimelech to Thebez and encamped (Jd Judg. 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