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Judg. 9:56 KJV (With Strong’s)

Thus God renderedd the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

Judg. 9:24• ²⁴that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the citizens of Shechem, who had strengthened his hands to slay his brethren. (Judg. 9:24)

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Job 31:3• ³[Is there] not destruction to the wicked,{HR}And a strange [dream] to the workers of iniquity? (Job 31:3)

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Psa. 94:23• ²³And he bringeth upon them their own iniquity,{HR}And will cut them off in their own evil;{HR}Jehovah our God will cut them off. (Psa. 94:23)

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Prov. 5:22• ²²His own iniquities shall take the wicked,{HR}And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin. (Prov. 5:22)

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Matt. 7:2• ²for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you. (Matt. 7:2)

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Gal. 6:7• ⁷Be not deceived: God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, this also shall he reap; (Gal. 6:7)

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God rendered.Both the fratricide Abimelech and the unprincipled men of Shechem had the iniquity visited upon them of which they had been guilty.

Man's judgment may be avoided; but there is no escape from that of God.

How many houses have been sown with salt in France, by the just judgment of God, for the massacre of the Protestants on the eve of St. Bartholomew!

See Note on ver. 45.

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Job 31:3• ³[Is there] not destruction to the wicked,{HR}And a strange [dream] to the workers of iniquity? (Job 31:3)

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Psa. 9:12• ¹²For he who inquireth after bloodshed hath remembered them;{HR}He hath not forgotten the cry of the afflicted. (Psa. 9:12)

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Psa. 11:6• ⁶He will rain upon the wicked snares, fire and brimstone{HR}And a burning tempest—the portion of their cup. (Psa. 11:6)

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Psa. 58:10‑11• ¹⁰The righteous one shall rejoice,{HR}For he hath seen vengeance;{HR}His steps he shall wash in the blood of the wicked one;
¹¹And a man shall say, Surely the righteous one hath fruit;{HR}Surely there is a God judging in the earth. (Psa. 58:10‑11)

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Psa. 94:23• ²³And he bringeth upon them their own iniquity,{HR}And will cut them off in their own evil;{HR}Jehovah our God will cut them off. (Psa. 94:23)

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Prov. 5:22• ²²His own iniquities shall take the wicked,{HR}And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin. (Prov. 5:22)

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Matt. 7:2• ²for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you. (Matt. 7:2)

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Acts 28:4• ⁴And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said one to another, Certainly a murderer is this man, whom though got safe from the sea, justice refused to let live. (Acts 28:4)

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Gal. 6:7• ⁷Be not deceived: God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, this also shall he reap; (Gal. 6:7)

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Rev. 19:20‑21• ²⁰And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs before him, with which he deceived those that had received the mark of the beast and those that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone.
²¹And the rest were slain with the sword of him that sat on the horse ( the sword that came forth out of his mouth; and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. (Rev. 19:20‑21)

J. N. Darby Translation

And God rendered back the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in slaying his seventy brethren.

W. Kelly Translation

And God rendered back the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in slaying his seventy brethren.

WK Verse Note

(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)