Judges 8:31

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“His concubine, who dwelt in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.”

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BSBPD

“His concubine, who dwelt in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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 Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 8:31 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 16:15And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.
  2. Genesis 20:2Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.
  3. Genesis 22:24Moreover, Nahor’s concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
  4. 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,
  5. 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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