46And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the hold of the house of El-berith.


In Context

43 And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and, behold, the people came forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.

44 And Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two companies rushed upon all that were in the field, and smote them.

45 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein: and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

46 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the hold of the house of El-berith.

47 And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

48 And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder: and he said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

Judges 9:46 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:46On hearing this, the citizens in the tower of Shechem went into the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:46And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard [that,] they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:46And when they who dwelt in the tower of Sichem had heard this, they went into the temple of their god Berith where they had made a covenant with him, and from thence the place had taken its name, and it was exceeding strong.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:46And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:46When all the people of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El-be'rith.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:46And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into a hold of the house of the god Berith.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:46When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:46And all the masters of the tower of Shechem hear, and go in unto the high place of the house of the god Berith,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:46And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.