Study it in the app“But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and consume the lords of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the lords of Shechem and from the house of Millo and consume Abimelech.””
But ifוְאִםnot,אַיִןlet fireאֵשׁcome outתֵּצֵאfrom Abimelechמֵאֲבִימֶלֶךְand consumeוְתֹאכַלthe lordsאֶת בַּעֲלֵיof Shechemשְׁכֶםand the houseוְאֶת בֵּיתof Millo;מִלּוֹאand let fireוְ אֵשׁcome outתֵצֵאfrom the lordsמִבַּעֲלֵיof Shechemשְׁכֶםand from the houseוּמִבֵּיתof Milloמִלּוֹאand consumeוְתֹאכַלAbimelech.”אֶת אֲבִימֶלֶךְ
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appearsspring up
To spring up, be born, come from something.
Where else “tetse” appearsAbimelech
Abimelech, the name of Philistine kings of Gerar in the days of Abraham and of Isaac, and of other men, such as a son of Gideon. The name means "my father is king"; it may have been a title of the kings of that place.
Where else “avimelech” appearsdevour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “tochal” appearslord
The leaders or chief men of a city.
Where else “baale” appearsShechem
See it on the mapWhere else “shechem” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appearsMillo
Millo: the name of a fortified work inside a city (an earthwork or citadel). There was a Millo in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:9) and another in Shechem, whose "house of Millo" were those who lived or ruled there (Judges 9:6).
Where else “milo” appearsShechem
Today: Tell Balata ruins, near Nablus, West Bank
A city in the hills of central Israel, between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, about 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem.
Abram came there when he entered Canaan, and God promised him the land (Gen 12:6-7). Joshua gathered all Israel there to renew the covenant (Josh 24:1).
19if in truth and integrity you have acted with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, rejoice in Abimelech, and may he also rejoice in you.
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21Jotham fled and escaped, and he went to Beer and lived there because of Abimelech his brother.
