Judges 9:45
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And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.And all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt.
In other translations
And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.And all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt.
Hebrew words
וַאֲבִימֶלֶךְva'avimelekhand AbimelechH40נִלְחָםnilcham[was] fightingH3898בָּעִירba'iragainst the cityH5892כֹּלkolallH3605הַיּוֹםhaiyomthe dayH3117הַהוּאhahu'<the> thatH1931וַיִּלְכֹּדvaiyilkodand he capturedH3920אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834בָּהּbah[was] in <the> itהָרָגharaghe killedH2026וַיִּתֹּץvaiyitotzand he pulled downH5422אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892וַיִּזְרָעֶהָvaiyizra'ehaand he sowed itH2232מֶלַח׃ פmelachsaltH4417
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Related verses
- 2 Kings 3:25And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kir–haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.
- Deuteronomy 29:23And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the Lord overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.
- James 2:13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
- Psalm 107:34A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
- Zephaniah 2:9Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah— a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.”
- 1 Kings 12:25Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel.
- Ezekiel 47:11But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.
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People and places
People: Abimelech (son of Gideon)