Judges 9:4
And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.
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Gill's Exposition
And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baalbirith,.... The temple of their idol; of this name See Gill on Jdg 8:33, out of the money which had been dedicated to his service by…
We are here told by what arts Abimelech got into authority, and made himself great. His mother perhaps had instilled into his mind some towering ambitious thoughts, and the name his father gave him,…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
the house of Baal-berith In Jdg 9:9 El-bĕrîth = God of the covenant; see Jdg 8:33 n.Temples in antiquity had their own treasuries into which offerings and fines were paid; they also served the purpose…
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