Judges 9:56
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New International Version (©2011)
Thus God repaid the wickedness that Abimelek had done to his father by murdering his seventy brothers.

New Living Translation (©2007)
In this way, God punished Abimelech for the evil he had done against his father by murdering his seventy brothers.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Thus God returned the evil of Abimelech, which he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he had done to his father in killing his seventy brothers.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
In this way, God turned back on Abimelech the evil that he had done against his father, by killing his 70 brothers.

International Standard Version (©2012)
That's how God repaid Abimelech for the evil thing he did to his father by killing his 70 brothers.

NET Bible (©2006)
God repaid Abimelech for the evil he did to his father by murdering his seventy half-brothers.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
So God paid back Abimelech for the evil he had done to his father when he killed his 70 brothers.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

American King James Version
Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in slaying his seventy brothers:

American Standard Version
Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And God repaid the evil, that Abimelech had done against his father, killing his seventy brethren.

Darby Bible Translation
Thus God requited the crime of Abim'elech, which he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers;

English Revised Version
Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

Webster's Bible Translation
Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

World English Bible
Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in killing his seventy brothers;

Young's Literal Translation
and God turneth back the evil of Abimelech which he did to his father to slay his seventy brethren;

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

9:50-57 The Shechemites were ruined by Abimelech; now he is reckoned with, who was their leader in villany. Evil pursues sinners, and sometimes overtakes them, when not only at ease, but triumphant. Though wickedness may prosper a while, it will not prosper always. The history of mankind, if truly told, would greatly resemble that of this chapter. The records of what are called splendid events present to us such contests for power. Such scenes, though praised of men, fully explain the Scripture doctrine of the deceitfulness and desperate wickedness of the human heart, the force of men's lust, and the effect of Satan's influence. Lord, thou has given us thy word of truth and righteousness, O pour upon us thy spirit of purity, peace, and love, and write thy holy law in our hearts.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 56. - Which he did unto his father. It is remarkable that the sacred writer, in calling attention to the righteous vengeance which fell upon the head of Abimelech, marks especially the conduct of Abimelech as undutiful to his father (see Exodus 21:17; Matthew 15:4; cf. also Genesis 9:24-26).

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech which he did unto his father,.... To the disgrace of his father's character, and to the hurt of his father's family:

in slaying his seventy brethren; excepting one, which was a piece of unheard of wickedness, attended with most sad aggravations; the shedding such blood required blood to be shed again, and it was righteous judgment God rendered to him; this, and the following verse contain the remarks made upon this history by the writer of it, who, as we have seen, in all probability, was the Prophet Samuel.

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Jotham's Curse Fulfilled
56Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in slaying his seventy brothers: 57And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render on their heads: and on them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. 1And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelled in Shamir in mount Ephraim.

Genesis 9:5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.
Genesis 9:6 "Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind.
Judges 9:24 God did this in order that the crime against Jerub-Baal's seventy sons, the shedding of their blood, might be avenged on their brother Abimelek and on the citizens of Shechem, who had helped him murder his brothers.
Judges 9:55 When the Israelites saw that Abimelek was dead, they went home.
Judges 9:57 God also made the people of Shechem pay for all their wickedness. The curse of Jotham son of Jerub-Baal came on them.
Psalm 94:23 He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the LORD our God will destroy them.