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


In Context

43 and he taketh the people, and divideth them into three detachments, and layeth wait in a field, and looketh, and lo, the people are coming out from the city, and he riseth against them, and smiteth them.

44 And Abimelech and the detachments who are with him have pushed on, and stand at the opening of the gate of the city, and the two detachments have pushed against all who are in the field, and smite them,

45 and Abimelech hath fought against the city all that day, and captureth the city, and the people who are in it he hath slain, and he breaketh down the city, and soweth it with salt.

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

47 and it is declared to Abimelech that all the masters of the tower of Shechem have gathered themselves together,

48 and Abimelech goeth up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people who are with him, and Abimelech taketh the great axe in his hand, and cutteth off a bough of the trees, and lifteth it up, and setteth it on his shoulder, and saith unto the people who are with him, 'What ye have seen I have done — haste, do ye like it.'

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 English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:46And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the hold of the house of El-berith.

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 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.