Judges 8:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“His concubine, who dwelt in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.”
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“His concubine, who dwelt in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and his concubine, who <FI>is<Fi> in Shechem, hath born to him--even she--a son, and he appointeth his name Abimelech.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 8:31 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 16:15And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.
- Genesis 20:2Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.
- Genesis 22:24Moreover, Nahor’s concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
- Judges 9:1Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,
- Judges 9:18but you have risen up against my father’s house this day and killed his seventy sons on a single stone, and you have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem because he is your brother—
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