Judges 9:56
Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:
Context
This verse from Judges Chapter 9 connects to 10 cross-references. Abimelech, Gideon's son by a concubine, kills seventy of his half-brothers on a single stone and makes himself king of Shechem. Only Jotham escapes; he delivers the parable of the trees choosing the bramble as king—a warning against Abimelech. Three …
Other Translations
Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren;
and God turneth back the evil of Abimelech which he did to his father to slay his seventy brethren;
In this way Abimelech was rewarded by God for the evil he had done to his father in putting his seventy brothers to death;
Cross References
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The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
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