And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
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Gill's Exposition
And it was told Abimelech,.... Who had his spies about, and particularly to observe the motions of the men in this tower:
that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together; in the hold…
Barnes' Notes
An hold of the house of the god Berith - As combining the advantages of a “sanctuary” (compare 1Ki 2:28) and a fortress. The word rendered “hold” occurs elsewhere only in 1Sa 13:6, where it is…
Three years Abimelech reigned, after a sort, without any disturbance; it is not said, He judged Israel, or did any service at all to his country, but so long he enjoyed the title and dignity of a…
Cambridge Bible
the tower of Shechem Migdal-Shechem or Tower of Shechem, not the citadel of S., but an unwalled village in the neighbourhood, marked by a tower, cf. Jdg 8:9; Jdg 8:17.
the hold of the house of…
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