21And Jotham ran away and fled, and went to Beer and dwelt there, for fear of Abim'elech his brother.


In Context

18 and you have risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy men on one stone, and have made Abim'elech, the son of his maidservant, king over the citizens of Shechem, because he is your kinsman—

19 if you then have acted in good faith and honor with Jerubba'al and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abim'elech, and let him also rejoice in you;

20 but if not, let fire come out from Abim'elech, and devour the citizens of Shechem, and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the citizens of Shechem, and from Beth-millo, and devour Abim'elech.|

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

22 Abim'elech ruled over Israel three years.

23 And God sent an evil spirit between Abim'elech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abim'elech;

Judges 9:21 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:21Then Jotham fled, escaping to Beer, and he lived there because he was afraid of his brother Abimelech.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:21And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:21And when he had said thus he fled, and went into Bera: and dwelt there for fear of Abimelech his brother.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:21And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:21And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:21And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:21Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:21And Jotham hasteth, and fleeth, and goeth to Beer, and dwelleth there, from the face of Abimelech his brother.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:21And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelled there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.