31His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelech.


In Context

28 Thus Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. During Gideon's lifetime, the land enjoyed peace forty years.

29 Jerub-Baal son of Joash went back home to live.

30 He had seventy sons of his own, for he had many wives.

31 His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelech.

32 Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

33 No sooner had Gideon died than the Israelites again prostituted themselves to the Baals. They set up Baal-Berith as their god and

Judges 8:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:31And his concubine that [was] in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:31And his concubine, that he had in Sichem, bore him a son, whose name was Abimelech.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:31And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:31And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he called his name Abim'elech.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:31And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:31And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:31His concubine who was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:31and his concubine, who is in Shechem, hath born to him — even she — a son, and he appointeth his name Abimelech.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:31And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.