56Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in killing his seventy brothers;


In Context

53 A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.

54 Then he called hastily to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, |Draw your sword, and kill me, that men not say of me, 'A woman killed him.' His young man thrust him through, and he died.|

55 When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man to his place.

56 Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in killing his seventy brothers;

57 and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God requite on their heads: and on them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.

Judges 9:56 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:56Thus God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father by murdering his seventy brothers.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:56Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:56And God repaid the evil, that Abimelech had done against his father, killing his seventy brethren.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:56Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:56Thus God requited the crime of Abim'elech, which he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:56Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:56Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:56and God turneth back the evil of Abimelech which he did to his father to slay his seventy brethren;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:56Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in slaying his seventy brothers: