Judges 9:21 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Then Jotham ran away quickly. He went to Beerah and lived there to avoid his brother Abimelech.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

ASV:

And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

BBE:

Then Jotham straight away went in flight to Beer, and was living there for fear of his brother Abimelech.

DBY:

And Jotham ran away and fled, and went to Beer and dwelt there, for fear of Abim'elech his brother.

ERV:

And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

JPS:

And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

WBS:

And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

WEB:

Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

YLT:

And Jotham hasteth, and fleeth, and goeth to Beer, and dwelleth there, from the face of Abimelech his brother.

Judges 9:21 Cross References

XREF:

Judges 9:20 "But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and consume the men of Shechem and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem and from Beth-millo, and consume Abimelech."

Judges 9:22 Now Abimelech ruled over Israel three years. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

9:21 And fled - Which he might easily do, having the advantage of the hill, and because the people were not forward to pursue a man whom they knew to have such just cause to speak, and so little power to do them hurt. To Beer - A place remote from Shechem, and out of Abimelech's reach.

MHC:

9:7-21 There was no occasion for the trees to choose a king, they are all the trees of the Lord which he has planted. Nor was there any occasion for Israel to set a king over them, for the Lord was their King. Those who bear fruit for the public good, are justly respected and honoured by all that are wise, more than those who merely make a figure. All these fruit-trees gave much the same reason for their refusal to be promoted over the trees; or, as the margin reads it, to go up and down for the trees. To rule, involves a man in a great deal both of toil and care. Those who are preferred to public trust and power, must forego all private interests and advantages, for the good of others. And those advanced to honour and dignity, are in great danger of losing their fruitfulness. For which reason, they that desire to do good, are afraid of being too great. Jotham compares Abimelech to the bramble or thistle, a worthless plant, whose end is to be burned. Such a one was Abimelech.

CONC:

Abimelech Abim'elech Afraid Beer Brother Dwelleth Dwelt Escaped Escaping Face Fear Fled Fleeth Flight Hasteth Jotham Ran Straight

Abimelech Abim'elech Afraid Beer Dwelleth Dwelt Escaped Escaping Hasteth Jotham Ran Straight

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