Judges 9:46

9:46 When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem ¹  heard the news, they went to the stronghold ²  of the temple of El-Berith. ³ 

Judges 18:8

18:8 When the Danites returned to their tribe ⁴  in Zorah and Eshtaol, their kinsmen ⁵  asked them, “How did it go?” ⁶ 

Judges 18:15

18:15 They stopped ⁷  there, went inside the young Levite’s house (which belonged to Micah), ⁸  and asked him how he was doing. ⁹ 

¹ sn Perhaps the Tower of Shechem was a nearby town, distinct from Shechem proper, or a tower within the city.

² tn Apparently this rare word refers here to the most inaccessible area of the temple, perhaps the inner sanctuary or an underground chamber. It appears only here and in 1 Sam 13:6, where it is paired with “cisterns” and refers to subterranean or cave-like hiding places.

³ sn The name El-Berith means “God of the Covenant.” It is probably a reference to the Canaanite high god El.

⁴ tn Heb “They came to their brothers.”

⁵ tn Heb “brothers.”

⁶ tn Heb “What you?”

⁷ tn Heb “turned aside.”

⁸ tn Heb “Micah’s house.”

⁹ tn Heb “they asked him concerning peace.”