Judges 9:46 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Judges 9:46 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

An hold of the house of the god Berith - As combining the advantages of a “sanctuary” (compare 1 Kings 2:28 ) and a fortress. The word rendered “hold” occurs elsewhere only in 1 Samuel 13:6 , w...
Judges 9:46 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard [that], they entered into an hold of the house of the god (p) Berith. (p) That is, of Baniberith, as ( Judges 8:33 ).
Judges 9:46 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Abimelech Destroys Shechem. These verses seem to contain a second, independent account of the attack on Shechem, the sequel to Judges 9:22-25 . Judges 9:43 . Abimelech adopts the same tactics...
Judges 9:46 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Berith . covenant. a sanctuary.
Judges 9:46 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that , they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith. A hold of the house of the god Berith - This must mean the precincts of the temple...
Judges 9:46 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith. They entered into an hold ... - literally, into the tower of the house of th...
Judges 9:46 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Story of Abimelech This chapter breaks the regular order of the book, since Abimelech is not thought of as a judge, and the Canaanites are not here regarded as oppressors. The story, however,...
Judges 9:46 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The men of the tower of Shechem. — Evidently the garrison of the house of Millo ( Judges 9:6 ). Entered into an hold. — The word for “hold” occurs in 1 Samuel 13:6 (“high place”). The LXX. ren...
Judges 9:46 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Burning of the Bramble Judges 9:41-57 Terrible deeds like these give tokens of the power of the god of this world, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience. Alas, similar...
Judges 9:46 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The closing statement of the previous chapter constitutes the introduction to this. The words, "As soon as Gideon was dead" and the declaration that then the people returned to evil courses reveal, f...
Judges 9:46 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

One general observation runs through the whole of this history, and meets the Reader in every part of it: namely, that God's judgments, sooner or later, overtake the sinner. The Shechemites are first...
Judges 9:46 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that ,.... That the city of Shechem was taken, the inhabitants of it slain, the city beaten down, and sowed with salt; by which it appears that thi...
Judges 9:46 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard [that], they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith. Ver. 46. Into an hold of the house of the god Berith. ] This was as if a man sh...
Judges 9:46 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

When the men of the tower heard Either a strong place belonging to the city of Shechem, and made for its defence without the city, or perhaps a town at some distance from Shechem, but probably inha...
Judges 9:46 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Gaal's Insurrection; Gaal's Defeat. B. C. 1206. 22 When Abimelech had reigned three ye...
Judges 9:46 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The tower of Shechem; a strong place belonging to the city of Shechem, and made for its defence or security, but without the city. It is thought this was that Milo which was confederate with Sheche...
Judges 9:46 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard about it, they entered into the hold of the house of El-berith.' Meanwhile the priests of Baal-berith and their attendants saw and learned wha...
Judges 9:46 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CHAPTER 9 ABIMELECH’S TRAGIC BUT BRIEF HISTORY ( Judges 9:22-57 .) CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 9:22 . Had reigned ] ruled by force rather than by natural right , implying a hard, as opposed to...
Judges 9:46 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 9:4 . Baal-berith. Berith signifies a covenant, which those bad people had made with Baal. The Greeks had their ζευς ορκιος, their Jupiter, or their Baal, to which they made vows. Judges...
Judges 9:46 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 9:22 Had reigned . The Hebrew word here used is quite a different one from that in Judges 9:8 , Judges 9:10 , Judges 9:12 , Judges 9:14 , and elsewhere, where the rei...
Judges 9:46 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem, probably the same as Beth-Millo, the fortress of the city, heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith, thinking they would be...
Judges 9:46 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 8:26 ; 2 Kings 1:2-4 ; Isaiah 28:15-18 ; Isaiah 37:38 ; Judges 8:33 ; Judges 9:27 ; Judges 9:4 ; Psalms 115:8
Judges 9:46 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The tower — A strong place belonging to the city of Shechem, made for its defence without the city. Berith — Or, Baal — berith, Judges 9:4 . Hither they fled out of the town belonging to it, feari...

Judges 9:46 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judges 9:46 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Judges 9:46 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 9:46 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Judges 9:46 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 9:46 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 9:46 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 9:46 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 9:46 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 9:46 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 9:46 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 9:46 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 9:46 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 9:46 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 9:46 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 9:46 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 9:46 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 9:46 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 9:46 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 9:46 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 9:46 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 9:46 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 9:46 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes