Judges 9:4

They paid him seventy silver shekels out of the temple of Baal-Berith. Abimelech then used the silver to hire some lawless, dangerous ¹  men as his followers. ² 

biblegateway Jdg 9:4

They gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith, and Abimelech used it to hire reckless adventurers, who became his followers.

biblegateway Jdg 9:4

They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the house of Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, and they followed him.

biblegateway Jdg 9:4

They gave him seventy silver coins from the temple of Baal–berith, which he used to hire some soldiers who agreed to follow him.

biblegateway Jdg 9:4

They gave him seventy silver pieces from the shrine of Baal-of-the-Covenant. With the money he hired some reckless riff-raff soldiers and they followed along after him.

SABDAweb Jdg 9:4

And they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech got the support of a number of uncontrolled and good-for-nothing persons.

bibleoremus Jdg 9:4

They gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the temple of Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, who followed him.

biblegateway Jdg 9:4

So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal–Berith, with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men; and they followed him.

biblegateway Jdg 9:4

They paid him seventy silver shekels out of the temple of Baal-Berith. Abimelech then used the silver to hire some lawless, dangerous ¹  men as his followers. ² 

¹ tn Heb “empty and reckless.”

² tn Heb “and they followed him.”