Verse | Translation | Text |
Jud 9:23 | Strong Concordance | Then God [0430] sent [07971] an evil [07451] spirit [07307] between Abimelech [040] and the men [01167] of Shechem [07927]; and the men [01167] of Shechem [07927] dealt treacherously [0898] with Abimelech [040]: |
King James | Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech: |
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem--In the course of providence, jealousy, distrust, secret disaffection, and smothered rebellion appeared among his subjects disappointed and disgusted with his tyranny; and God permitted those disorders to punish the complicated crimes of the royal fratricide and idolatrous usurper. |