Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And they gave him seventy weight of silver out of the temple of Baalberith: wherewith he hired to himself men that were needy, and vagabonds, and they followed him. house Judges 9:46-49 And when they who dwelt in the tower of Sichem, had heard this, they went into the temple of their god Berith, where they had made a covenant with him, and from thence the place had taken its name, and it was exceeding strong. . . . Judges 8:33 But after Gedeon was dead, the children of Israel turned again, and committed fornication with Baalim. And they made a covenant with Baal, that he should be their god: vain. Judges 11:3 Then he fled and avoided them, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered to him needy men and robbers, and they followed him as their prince. 1 Samuel 22:2 And all that were in distress, and oppressed with debt, and under affliction of mind, gathered themselves unto him: and he became their prince, and there were with him about four hundred men. 2 Chronicles 13:7 And there were gathered to him vain men, and children of Belial: and they prevailed against Roboam the son of Solomon: for Roboam was unexperienced, and of a fearful heart, and could not resist them. Job 30:8 The children of foolish and base men, and not appearing at all upon the earth. Proverbs 12:11 He that is delighted in passing his time over wine, leaveth a reproach in his strong holds. Acts 17:5 But the Jews, moved with envy and taking unto them some wicked men of the vulgar sort and making a tumult, set the city in an uproar: and besetting Jason's house, sought to bring them out unto the people. Context Abimelech's Conspiracy…3And his mother's brethren spoke of him to all the men of Sichem, all these words, and they inclined their hearts after Abimelech, saying: He is our brother: 4And they gave him seventy weight of silver out of the temple of Baalberith: wherewith he hired to himself men that were needy, and vagabonds, and they followed him.5And he came to his father's house in Ephra, and slew his brethren, the sons of Jerobaal, seventy men, upon one stone: and there remained only Joatham, the youngest son of Jerobaal, who was hidden.… Cross References Judges 8:33 But after Gedeon was dead, the children of Israel turned again, and committed fornication with Baalim. And they made a covenant with Baal, that he should be their god: 2 Samuel 6:20 And David returned to bless his own house: and Michol the daughter of Saul coming out to meet David, said: How glorious was the king of Israel to day, uncovering himself before the handmaids of his servants, and was naked, as if one of the buffoons should be naked. Zephaniah 3:4 Her prophets are senseless, men without faith: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have acted unjustly against the law. Lexicon So they gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־ (way·yit·tə·nū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set him לוֹ֙ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew seventy [shekels] שִׁבְעִ֣ים (šiḇ·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 7657: Seventy (a cardinal number) of silver כֶּ֔סֶף (ke·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3701: Silver, money from the temple מִבֵּ֖יתּ (mib·bêṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house of בַ֣עַל (ba·‘al) Preposition Strong's Hebrew Baal-berith, בְּרִ֑ית (bə·rîṯ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1170: Baal of (the) covenant', a Shechemite god with which בָּהֶ֜ם (bā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ (’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name hired וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר (way·yiś·kōr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7936: To hire some worthless רֵיקִים֙ (rê·qîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7386: Empty, worthless and reckless וּפֹ֣חֲזִ֔ים (ū·p̄ō·ḥă·zîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6348: To bubble up, froth, to be unimportant men אֲנָשִׁ֤ים (’ă·nā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 582: Man, mankind to follow וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk him. אַחֲרָֽיו׃ (’a·ḥă·rāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part Additional Translations So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired some worthless and reckless men to follow him.And they gave him three score and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him. And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him. And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith; and Abimelech hired for himself vain and cowardly men, and they went after him. And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-Berith, and Abimelech hired with them vain and wanton men, and they followed him. And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, which followed him. And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light persons, who followed him. They gave him seventy [pieces] of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him. and they give to him seventy silverings out of the house of Baal-Berith, and Abimelech hireth with them men, vain and unstable, and they go after him; Jump to Previous Abimelech Abim'elech Adventurers Baal Baalberith Baal-Berith Ba'al-Be'rith Berith Hire Hired House Light Persons Pieces Reckless Seventy Shekels Silver Support Temple Ten Threescore Uncontrolled Used Vain Wherewith WorthlessJump to Next Abimelech Abim'elech Adventurers Baal Baalberith Baal-Berith Ba'al-Be'rith Berith Hire Hired House Light Persons Pieces Reckless Seventy Shekels Silver Support Temple Ten Threescore Uncontrolled Used Vain Wherewith WorthlessLinks Judges 9:4 NIVJudges 9:4 NLT Judges 9:4 ESV Judges 9:4 NASB Judges 9:4 KJV Judges 9:4 Bible Apps Judges 9:4 Biblia Paralela Judges 9:4 Chinese Bible Judges 9:4 French Bible Judges 9:4 German Bible Alphabetical: Abimelech adventurers and Baal-Berith became fellows followed followers from gave him hire hired his house it of pieces reckless seventy shekels silver temple the They to used which who with worthless OT History: Judges 9:4 They gave him seventy pieces of silver (Jd Judg. 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