The Meaning of Judges 9:52 Explained

Judges 9:52

KJV: And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

YLT: And Abimelech cometh unto the tower, and fighteth against it, and draweth nigh unto the opening of the tower to burn it with fire,

Darby: And Abim'elech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

ASV: And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

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What is the context of Judges 9:52?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

What does Judges 9:52 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 9:41-57 - The Burning Of The Bramble

Terrible deeds like these give tokens of the power of the god of this world, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience. Alas, similar atrocities are being perpetrated still, after all these centuries of what is called Christian civilization. But this Christianity is only a very shallow veneer, and when national passions break loose, there is little to choose between war today and in pre-Christian ages.

Men have no right to attribute the sins, cruelties, barbarities and enormities of the present day to Christianity. They are due to its absence. The whole Gospel of the Son of man protests against them. We must sadly admit that His "enemy hath done this." And there will be no real cessation of the evils beneath which the world groans until the King comes to His own and sets up His everlasting Kingdom. What has happened of late in Europe, notwithstanding all the efforts toward arbitration and peace, proves that something new must be brought to pass before the Father's kingdom can come and His will be done on earth. [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 9:52 mean?

So came Abimelech as far as the tower and fought against it and he drew near the door of the tower to burn it with fire

וַיָּבֹ֤א אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ עַד־ הַמִּגְדָּ֔ל וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם בּ֑וֹ וַיִּגַּ֛שׁ עַד־ פֶּ֥תַח הַמִּגְדָּ֖ל לְשָׂרְפ֥וֹ בָאֵֽשׁ

וַיָּבֹ֤א	So came
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙	Abimelech
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲבִימֶלֶךְ Sense: king of Gerar in Abraham’s time.
עַד־	as far as
Parse: Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
הַמִּגְדָּ֔ל	the tower
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מִגְדָּל Sense: tower.
וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם	and fought
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: לָחַם Sense: to fight, do battle, make war.
בּ֑וֹ	against it
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
וַיִּגַּ֛שׁ	and he drew
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָגַשׁ Sense: to draw near, approach.
עַד־	near
Parse: Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
פֶּ֥תַח	the door
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: פֶּתַח Sense: opening, doorway, entrance.
הַמִּגְדָּ֖ל	of the tower
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מִגְדָּל Sense: tower.
לְשָׂרְפ֥וֹ	to burn it
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular Root: שָׂרַף Sense: to burn.
בָאֵֽשׁ	with fire
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular Root: אֵשׁ Sense: fire.

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