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Judges 9:52

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and approached the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and he drew near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And Abimelech came in as far as the tower, and fought against it,—and so came near, as far as the entrance of the tower, to burn it with fire.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And Abimelech cometh unto the tower, and fighteth against it, and draweth nigh unto the opening of the tower to burn it with fire,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And Abimelech, coming near the tower, fought stoutly: and, approaching to the gate, endeavoured to set fire to it:
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And Abimelech came vnto the towre and fought against it, and went hard vnto the doore of the towre to set it on fire.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And Abimelech came vnto the towre, and fought against it, and went hard vnto the doore of the towre, to burne it with fire.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And Abimeleck advanced as far as the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to set it on fire.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And Abimelech drew near to the tower, and they besieged it; and Abimelech drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And Avimelekh came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And ´Ávîmeleȼ אֲבִימֶלֶך 40
{0040} Prime
אֲבִימֶלֶךְ
'Abiymelek
{ab-ee-mel'-ek}
From H0001 and H4428; father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites.
came 935
{0935} Prime
בּוֹא
bow'
{bo}
A primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
unto x5704
(5704) Complement
עַד
`ad
{ad}
Properly the same as H5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjugation; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with).
the tower, 4026
{4026} Prime
מִגְדָּל
migdal
{mig-dawl'}
From H1431; a tower (from its size or height); by analogy a rostrum; figuratively a (pyramidal) bed of flowers.
and fought 3898
{3898} Prime
לָחַם
lacham
{law-kham'}
A primitive root; to feed on; figuratively to consume; by implication to battle (as destruction).
z8735
<8735> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 1602
against it, and went hard 5066
{5066} Prime
נגשׁ
nagash
{naw-gash'}
A primitive root; to be or come (causatively bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religiously to worship; causatively to present; figuratively to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
unto x5704
(5704) Complement
עַד
`ad
{ad}
Properly the same as H5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjugation; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with).
the door 6607
{6607} Prime
פֶּתַח
pethach
{peh'-thakh}
From H6605; an opening (literally), that is, door (gate) or entrance way.
of the tower 4026
{4026} Prime
מִגְדָּל
migdal
{mig-dawl'}
From H1431; a tower (from its size or height); by analogy a rostrum; figuratively a (pyramidal) bed of flowers.
to burn 8313
{8313} Prime
שָׂרַף
saraph
{saw-raf'}
A primitive root; to be (causatively set) on fire.
z8800
<8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Infinitive (See H8812)
Count - 4888
it with fire. 784
{0784} Prime
אֵשׁ
'esh
{aysh}
A primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Judges 9:51-53.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Judges 9:50-57.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance

Judges 9:48-49 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, and laid [it] on his shoulder, and said unto the people that [were] with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, [and] do as I [have done]. ... And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put [them] to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
2 Kings 14:10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory [of this], and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to [thy] hurt, that thou shouldest fall, [even] thou, and Judah with thee?
2 Kings 15:16 Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that [were] therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not [to him], therefore he smote [it; and] all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.
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Jg 9:48. 2K 14:10; 15:16.

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