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Judges 9:45-47
Contemporary English Version
Judges 9:45-47
Contemporary English Version
45 He and his troops fought in Shechem all day, until they had killed everyone in town. Then he and his men tore down the houses and buildings and scattered salt[a] everywhere.
46 Earlier that day, the leaders of the temple of El Berith[b] at Shechem had heard about the attack. So they went into the temple fortress, 47 but Abimelech found out where they were.
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- 9.45 scattered salt: This may have been part of a ceremony to place a curse on the town.
- 9.46 temple of El Berith: The Hebrew text also calls all or part of this temple the “Fortress of Shechem.” El Berith, “the God of the Agreement,” was also known as Baal Berith, “the Lord of the Agreement” (see also 8.33; 9.4).
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