Judges 9:50
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 Version
And 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 Bible
Then 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 Bible
Then 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 1917
Then 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 Punishment
50Then 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.

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Judges 9
1. Abimelech by conspiracy with the Shechemites, and murder of his brothers, is made king
7. 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
Thebez was a city in ancient Israel, likely located near Shechem. Its mention here indicates Abimelech's continued campaign to consolidate power. Thebez's resistance to Abimelech's rule highlights the broader theme of rebellion against tyrannical leadership. Historically, Thebez's strategic location would have made it a valuable target for any ruler seeking control over the region.

encamped against it
The act of encamping signifies a military strategy, suggesting a siege or preparation for battle. This phrase underscores Abimelech's determination and the lengths he would go to secure his rule. In a spiritual sense, it reflects the persistent nature of sin and the need for vigilance in our own lives to guard against spiritual encroachment.

and captured it
The capture of Thebez demonstrates Abimelech's temporary success in his campaign. However, this victory is short-lived, as the subsequent verses reveal his downfall. This serves as a reminder that earthly victories achieved through unrighteous means are fleeting. In the broader biblical narrative, it emphasizes the ultimate triumph of God's justice over human ambition.

(50) Thebez.--One of the cities in the league of "Baal of the Covenant," perhaps, Tubas, ten miles north-east of Shechem, on a mound among the hills.

Verse 50. - Thebez. A place so called still existed in the time of Eusebius between Neapolis (i.e. Shechem) and Scythopolis (i.e. Beth-shean), about thirteen miles from Shechem. It still survives in the large and beautiful village of Tubas, which, Robinson tells us, is on the Roman road between Nabulus and Beishan. Thebez had evidently joined the rebellion against Abimelech.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then Abimelech
אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ (’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


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