And when the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all went home.
Parallel translations
- WEB When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they each departed to his place.
- KJV And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
- NKJV And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed, every man to his place.
- NASB Now when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, each left for his home.
- NLT When Abimelech’s men saw that he was dead, they disbanded and returned to their homes.
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Quick answer
Seeing Abimelech dead, the men of Israel disperse to their homes. His reign ends the moment he falls.
Overview
Abimelech's power, built on murder and force, evaporates with his death, and his followers simply scatter. There is no dynasty, no legacy, only an abrupt end. The collapse shows the emptiness of a rule established apart from God and the futility of self-made kingship.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- 2 Sam 18:16Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.
- Prov 22:10Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
- 1 Kgs 22:35–36The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.
- 2 Sam 20:21–22That is not the case. But a man named Sheba son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him alone, and I will depart from the city.” “Look,” the woman replied, “his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”
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Israel's cycle of sin and rescue through flawed deliverers cries out for a Savior who never fails — the true and final Judge and Deliverer who saves his people not for a season but forever.
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