The Meaning of Judges 9:34 Explained

Judges 9:34

KJV: And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

YLT: And Abimelech riseth, and all the people who are with him, by night, and they lay wait against Shechem -- four detachments;

Darby: And Abim'elech and all the men that were with him rose up by night, and laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

ASV: And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

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What is the context of Judges 9:34?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that [were] with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

What does Judges 9:34 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 9:22-40 - The Kindling Fire

Although this is a sordid story, it is set out at length to teach us that God's judgments upon sin are not reserved for some future date, but are continually being administered. The Father hath committed all judgment to the Son, and throughout the ages of human history, he has been dividing men and nations, as the shepherd divides the sheep from the goats. Peter tells us, for instance, that the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were condemned to destruction, as an example to those who lived "ungodly," 2 Peter 2:6. Adonibezek bore witness to the same great law, Judges 1:7. The Psalms are full of it-see Psalms 7:15-17. Here it is also. Shechem rued the evil compact with Abimelech, the fratricide. Contention and bloodshed were their plentiful reward.

Let us keep calm and quiet, when wicked men attain to great power and spread themselves as "a green tree in its native soil." We need not fret ourselves to do evil. Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him, for the Lord loveth judgment and forsaketh not His saints. They are preserved forever, but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. See Psalms 37:1-40. [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 9

¹ Abimelech by conspiracy with the Shechemites, and murder of his brothers, is made king
⁷ Jotham by a parable rebukes them, and foretells their ruin
²² Gaal conspires with the Shechemites against him
³⁰ Zebul reveals it
³⁴ Abimelech overcomes them, and sows the city with salt
⁴⁶ He burns the hold of the god Berith
⁵⁰ At Thebez he is slain by a piece of a millstone
⁵⁶ Jotham's curse is fulfilled

What do the individual words in Judges 9:34 mean?

So rose Abimelech and all the people who [were] with him by night and lay in wait against Shechem four in companies

וַיָּ֧קָם אֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ וְכָל־ הָעָ֥ם אֲשֶׁר־ עִמּ֖וֹ לָ֑יְלָה וַיֶּאֶרְב֣וּ עַל־ שְׁכֶ֔ם אַרְבָּעָ֖ה רָאשִֽׁים

וַיָּ֧קָם	So rose
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קוּם Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
אֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ	Abimelech
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲבִימֶלֶךְ Sense: king of Gerar in Abraham’s time.
וְכָל־	and all
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
הָעָ֥ם	the people
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
אֲשֶׁר־	who [were]
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
עִמּ֖וֹ	with him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: עִם Sense: with.
לָ֑יְלָה	by night
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לַיִל Sense: night.
וַיֶּאֶרְב֣וּ	and lay in wait
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אָרַב Sense: to lie in wait, ambush, lurk.
עַל־	against
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
שְׁכֶ֔ם	Shechem
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: שְׁכֶם Sense: son of Hamor, the chieftain of the Hivites at Shechem at the time of Jacob’s arrival.
אַרְבָּעָ֖ה	four
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: אַרְבַּע Sense: four.
רָאשִֽׁים	in companies
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: רֹאשׁ Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.

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