SEV Biblia, Chapter 9:44
Pues Abimelec y el escuadrón que estaba con él, acometieron con ímpetu, y pararon a la entrada de la puerta de la ciudad; y las otras dos compañías acometieron a todos los que estaban en el campo, y los hirieron.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 44. And Abimelech, and the company that was with him , etc.] Which he had the particular command of; or “the heads” f209 , for in the company with him, as Kimchi observes, were great men; and so the Septuagint renders it, the princes that were with him: rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city ; to prevent the people that were in the field getting into it, and any from coming out of it to their relief: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them ; so that by this means none escaped.
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)
Original Hebrew
ואבימלך 40 והראשׁים 7218 אשׁר 834 עמו 5973 פשׁטו 6584 ויעמדו 5975 פתח 6607 שׁער 8179 העיר 5892 ושׁני 8147 הראשׁים 7218 פשׁטו 6584 על 5921 כל 3605 אשׁר 834 בשׂדה 7704 ויכום׃ 5221
