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, where it is rendered “high-place.” Its exact signification is uncertain.
Related Commentaries of Judges 9:46
Judges 9:46
46 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.