Judges 9:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 9:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 9:4 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 9:4 — KJV
“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.”
— Judges 9:4 (KJV)
Judges 9:4 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 9:4
“Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? pieces...: drachma, here translated a piece of silver, is the eighth part of an ounce, which cometh to seven pence halfpenny, and is equal to the Roman penny”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:4: ten, pieces, silver
“And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:4: threescore, ten, house
“And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:4: gave, ten, silver
“Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:4: gave, ten, silver
“To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:4: gave, pieces, silver
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