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King James Bible - Judges 9:42

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 9:42

Y aconteció al siguiente día, que el pueblo salió al campo; y fue dado aviso a Abimelec.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 42. And it came to pass on the morrow , etc.] The day after the battle: that the people went out into the field ; some think to fight, and try the event of another battle, in order to be freed from Abimelech, but that seems not so likely: rather to finish their vintage, as Josephus f208 , or to till their ground, to plough and sow, which quickly came on after the vintage was ended; find this they might do the more securely, since Abimelech had withdrawn himself and his forces to his place of habitation, and so concluded he would not soon at least return to them; and the rather they might think he would be more easy, with then, since Gaal was thrust out from among them: and they told Abimelech ; or it was told Abimelech, that the people came out into the field, and so an opportunity offered to him to come and cut them off, as they were at their business unarmed.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 30-49 - Abimelech intended to punish the Schechemites for slighting him now but God punished them for their serving him formerly in the murder of Gideon's sons. When God uses men as instruments in his hand to do his work, he means one thing, and they another. That, which they hope would have been for their welfare, proved a snare and a trap, as thos will certainly find, who run to idols for shelter; such will prove refuge of lies. (Jdg 9:50-57)

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Original Hebrew

ויהי 1961 ממחרת 4283 ויצא 3318 העם 5971 השׂדה 7704 ויגדו 5046 לאבימלך׃ 40