Judges 9:46
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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.

an hold

Judges 9:4,27 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. . . .

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:

1 Kings 8:26 And now, Lord God of Israel, let thy words be established, which thou hast spoken to thy servant David, my father.

2 Kings 1:2-4 And Ochozias fell through the lattices of his upper chamber, which he had in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, saying to them: Go, consult Beelzebub, the god of Accaron, whether I shall recover of this my illness. . . .

Psalm 115:8 Let them that make them become like unto them: and all such as trust in them.

Isaiah 28:15-18 For you have said: We have entered into a league with death, and we have made a covenant with hell. When the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come upon us: for we have placed our hope in lies, and by falsehood we are protected. . . .

Isaiah 37:38 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the temple of Nesroch his god, that Adramelech and Sarasar his sons slew him with the sword: and they fled into the land of Ararat, and Asarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

Context
The Fall of Shechem
45And Abimelech assaulted the city all that day: and took it, and killed the inhabitants thereof, and demolished it, so that he sowed salt in it. 46And 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.47Abimelech also hearing that the men of the tower of Sichem were gathered together,…
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:

Judges 9:27
Went out into the fields, wasting the vineyards, and treading down the grapes: and singing and dancing, they went into the temple of their god, and in their banquets and cups they cursed Abimelech.

Judges 9:47
Abimelech also hearing that the men of the tower of Sichem were gathered together,

Lexicon
On hearing of this,
וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּ (way·yiš·mə·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently

all
כָּֽל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the leaders
בַּעֲלֵ֖י (ba·‘ă·lê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1167: A master, a husband, owner

in the tower
מִֽגְדַּל־ (miḡ·dal-)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers

of Shechem
שְׁכֶ֑ם (šə·ḵem)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor

entered
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

the inner chamber
צְרִ֔יחַ (ṣə·rî·aḥ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6877: Perhaps excavation, underground chamber

of the temple
בֵּ֖ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

of El-berith.
בְּרִֽית׃ (bə·rîṯ)
Noun - proper
Strong's Hebrew 1286: A Shechemite deity


Additional Translations
On hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.

And all the men of the tower of Sychem heard, and came to the gathering of Baethel-berith.

And all the men of the tower of Shechem heard [that], and they entered into the stronghold of the house of the god Berith.

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the hold of the house of El-berith.

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into a hold of the house of the god Berith.

When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.

And all the masters of the tower of Shechem hear, and go in unto the high place of the house of the god Berith,
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