Judges - 9:55



55 When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man to his place.

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Explanation and meaning of Judges 9:55.

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And when he was dead, all the men of Israel that were with him, returned to their homes.
And when the men of Israel saw that Abim'elech was dead, they departed every man to his home.
And the men of Israel see that Abimelech is dead, and go each one to his place;
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they went away, every man to his place.
And when he was dead, all those of Israel who were with him returned to their homes.

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And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead,.... That is, those that were with him, the men of his army, who were all Israelites:
they departed every man to his place; disbanded themselves, and went everyone to their own home, and so the inhabitants of Thebez escaped the vengeance of Abimelech.

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