Judges 9:29

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech; I would say to him, ‘Muster your army and come out!’””

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BSBPD

“If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech; I would say to him, ‘Muster your army and come out!’””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and oh that this people were in my hand--then I turn Abimelech aside;' and he saith to Abimelech, `Increase thy host, and come out.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 9:29 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 2:14Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.
  2. 2 Samuel 15:4And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.”
  3. 1 Kings 20:11And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”
  4. 2 Kings 14:8Then Amaziah sent messengers to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.
  5. 2 Kings 18:23Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!
  6. Psalms 10:3For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
  7. Isaiah 36:8Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!
  8. Romans 1:30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.

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