Judges 9:21

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“Then Jotham ran away, escaping to Beer, and he lived there for fear of his brother Abimelech.”

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BSBPD

“Then Jotham ran away, escaping to Beer, and he lived there for fear of his brother Abimelech.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Jotham hasteth, and fleeth, and goeth to Beer, and dwelleth there, from the face of Abimelech his brother.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 9:21 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 21:16From there they went on to Beer, the well where the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people so that I may give them water.”
  2. Joshua 19:8and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.
  3. 2 Samuel 20:14Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel-beth-maacah and through the entire region of the Berites, who gathered together and followed him.

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