Judges 9:44 Meaning and Explanation
“And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.”
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Read Full Chapter →Abimelech seizes the gate while his other two companies cut down the people in the fields.
What Does Judges 9:44 Mean?
Abimelech and his company rush ahead and seize the city gate, cutting off escape, while his two other companies fall upon the people scattered in the fields and kill them.
By taking the gate he traps the city; by sweeping the fields he destroys its people. The strategy is ruthless and complete. The man who first murdered seventy brothers 'upon one stone' now slaughters a city without pity. Each stroke of the sword carries out the judgment pronounced from Mount Gerizim, as the violence Shechem aided returns upon them in full measure.
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What does Judges 9:44 mean?
Abimelech seizes the gate while his other two companies cut down the people in the fields.