Judges 8:31
“And his concubine that was in Shechem, shee also bare him a sonne, whose name he called Abimelech.”
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Judges 8:31 Context
29¶ And Ierubbaal the sonne of Ioash went & dwelt in his owne house. 30And Gideon had threescore and ten sonnes of his body begotten: for he had many wiues. 31And his concubine that was in Shechem, shee also bare him a sonne, whose name he called Abimelech. 32¶ And Gideon the sonne of Ioash died, in a good olde age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Ioash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-Ezrites. 33And it came to passe as soone as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned againe, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-Berith their god.
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Other Translations for Judges 8:31
And his concubine that [was] in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
- King James Version
His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the servant-wife he had in Shechem had a son by him, to whom he gave the name Abimelech.
- Basic English Bible
And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he gave him the name of Abimelech.
- Darby Bible
And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
- Webster's Bible
His concubine who was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
- World English Bible
and his concubine, who [is] in Shechem, hath born to him -- even she -- a son, and he appointeth his name Abimelech.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Judges 8:31
8:31 Shechem - She dwelt there, and he often came thither, either to execute judgment, or upon other occasions. Abimelech - That is, my father the king; so he called him, probably, to gratify his concubine, who desired it either out of pride, or design.