The Meaning of Judges 9:41 Explained

Judges 9:41

KJV: And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.

YLT: And Abimelech abideth in Arumah, and Zebul casteth out Gaal and his brethren from dwelling in Shechem.

Darby: And Abim'elech dwelt at Aru'mah; and Zebul drove out Ga'al and his kinsmen, so that they could not live on at Shechem.

ASV: And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.

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And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.

What does Judges 9:41 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 9:41 mean?

And dwelt Abimelech at Arumah and drove out Zebul - Gaal and his brothers so that they would not dwell in Shechem

וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ בָּארוּמָ֑ה וַיְגָ֧רֶשׁ זְבֻ֛ל אֶת־ גַּ֥עַל וְאֶת־ אֶחָ֖יו מִשֶּׁ֥בֶת בִּשְׁכֶֽם

וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב	And dwelt
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ	Abimelech
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲבִימֶלֶךְ Sense: king of Gerar in Abraham’s time.
בָּארוּמָ֑ה	at Arumah
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אֲרוּמָה Sense: a place near Shechem, home of Abimelech.
וַיְגָ֧רֶשׁ	and drove out
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: גָּרַשׁ Sense: to drive out, expel, cast out, drive away, divorce, put away, thrust away, trouble, cast up.
זְבֻ֛ל	Zebul
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: זְבֻל Sense: chief man of the city of Shechem at the time of the contest between Abimelech and the native Canaanites.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
גַּ֥עַל	Gaal
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: גַּעַל Sense: son of Eved who aided the Shechemites in their rebellion against Abimelech.
אֶחָ֖יו	his brothers
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: אָח Sense: brother.
מִשֶּׁ֥בֶת	so that they would not dwell
Parse: Preposition-m, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
בִּשְׁכֶֽם	in Shechem
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: שְׁכֶם Sense: son of Hamor, the chieftain of the Hivites at Shechem at the time of Jacob’s arrival.

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