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 1:22

Partial Success

1:22 When the men ⁴  of Joseph attacked ⁵  Bethel, ⁶  the Lord was with them.

Judges 21:19

21:19 However, there is an annual festival to the Lord in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel ⁷  (east of the main road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem) and south of Lebonah.”

Judges 1:23

1:23 When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz),

Judges 21:2

21:2 So the people came to Bethel ⁸  and sat there before God until evening, weeping loudly and uncontrollably. ⁹ 

Judges 4:5

4:5 She would sit ¹⁰  under the Date Palm Tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel ¹¹  in the Ephraimite hill country. The Israelites would come up to her to have their disputes settled. ¹² 

Judges 20:18

20:18 The Israelites went up to Bethel ¹³  and asked God, ¹⁴  “Who should lead the charge against the Benjaminites?” ¹⁵  The Lord said, “Judah should lead.”

Judges 20:26

20:26 So all the Israelites, the whole army, ¹⁶  went up to ¹⁷  Bethel. ¹⁸  They wept and sat there before the Lord; they did not eat anything ¹⁹  that day until evening. They offered up burnt sacrifices and tokens of peace ²⁰  to the Lord.

Judges 20:31

20:31 The Benjaminites attacked ²¹  the army, leaving the city unguarded. ²²  They began to strike down their enemy ²³  just as they had done before. On the main roads (one leads to Bethel, ²⁴  the other to Gibeah) and in the field, they struck down ²⁵  about thirty Israelites.

[9:46]  ¹ sn Perhaps the Tower of Shechem was a nearby town, distinct from Shechem proper, or a tower within the city.

[9:46]  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.

[9:46]  ³ sn The name El-Berith means “God of the Covenant.” It is probably a reference to the Canaanite high god El.

[1:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “house.” This is a metonymy for the warriors from the tribe.

[1:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “went up.”

[1:22]  ⁶ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[21:19]  ⁷ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[21:2]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[21:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and they lifted up their voice[s] and wept with great weeping.” Both the cognate accusative בְּכִי (bekhi, “weeping”) and the attributive adjective גָדוֹל (gadol, “great”) emphasize their degree of sorrow.

[4:5]  ¹³ tn That is, “consider legal disputes.”

[4:5]  ¹⁴ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[4:5]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “for judgment.”

[20:18]  ¹⁶ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[20:18]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “They arose and went up to Bethel and asked God, and the Israelites said.”

[20:18]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “Who should go up for us first for battle against the sons of Benjamin?”

[20:26]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and all the people.”

[20:26]  ²⁰ tn Heb “went up and came [to].”

[20:26]  ²¹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[20:26]  ²² tn Traditionally, “fasted.”

[20:26]  ²³ tn Or “peace offerings.”

[20:31]  ²² tn Heb “went out to meet.”

[20:31]  ²³ tn Heb “and they were drawn away from the city.”

[20:31]  ²⁴ tn Heb “from the army wounded ones.”

[20:31]  ²⁵ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[20:31]  ²⁶ tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.