Judges 9:56 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:”

Judges 9:56 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 9:56 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 9:56 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in killing his seventy brothers;”

Judges 9:56 — World English Bible

Judges 9:56 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren;”

Judges 9:56 — American Standard Version

Judges 9:56 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and God turneth back the evil of Abimelech which he did to his father to slay his seventy brethren;”

Judges 9:56 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 9:56 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And God rendered back the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in slaying his seventy brethren.”

Judges 9:56 — Darby Translation

Judges 9:56 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thus God rendred the wickednes of Abimelech, which he did vnto his father, in slaying his seuentie brethren.”

Judges 9:56 — Geneva Bible

Judges 9:56 in Context — Judges 9

54 Y luego llamó él á su escudero, y díjole: Saca tu espada y mátame, porque no se diga de mí: Una mujer lo mató. Y su escudero le atravesó, y murió.

55 Y como los Israelitas vieron muerto á Abimelech, fuéronse cada uno á su casa.

56 Así pues pagó Dios á Abimelech el mal que hizo contra su padre matando á sus setenta hermanos.

57 Y aun todo el mal de los hombres de Sichêm tornó Dios sobre sus cabezas: y la maldición de Jotham, hijo de Jerobaal, vino sobre ellos.

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What Does Judges 9:56 Mean?

Judges 9:56 is a verse from the Book of Judges, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Judges chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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