When the leading citizens who lived in the tower of Shechem heard what had happened, they ran and hid in the temple of Baal berith.

示剑楼的人听见了，就躲入巴力比利土庙的卫所。

示剑城楼里所有的居民听见了，就进入伊勒‧比利土庙的地窖里。

示剑城楼里所有的居民听见了，就进入伊勒‧比利土庙的地窖里。

示剑楼的人听到风声，躲进了巴力·比利土神庙的内堂。

示剑楼的众人听见了这事，就逃入伊勒．比利土庙的地穴里。

示劍樓的人聽見了，就躲入巴力‧比利土廟的衛所。

示劍城樓裏所有的居民聽見了，就進入伊勒‧比利土廟的地窖裏。

示劍城樓裏所有的居民聽見了，就進入伊勒‧比利土廟的地窖裏。

示劍樓的人聽到風聲，躲進了巴力·比利土神廟的內堂。

示劍樓的眾人聽見了這事，就逃入伊勒．比利土廟的地穴裡。

示劍譙樓的眾公民聽見了，就進伊勒比利土廟的一間地下室。

守示劍臺者聞此、遂入巴力比利土廟之保障、

守示劍臺者聞此、則入巴力上帝之衛所。

居示劍臺臺或作保障下同之人聞之、避入巴力比利土神廟之衛所、

On hearing this, the citizens in the tower of Shechem went into the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.

The citizens in the tower of Shechem heard about what was happening. So they went to the safest place in the temple of the god named El- Berith.

When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El-berith.

When all the citizens of the Tower of Shechem heard, they entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.

When all the leaders of the tower of Shechem heard about it, they entered the inner chamber of the temple of El berith.

Now when all the men of the tower of Shechem had heard that, they entered the stronghold of the temple of the god Berith.

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of El- berith.

When all the lords of the Tower of Shechem heard, they entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard[ that], they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.

When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard the news, they went to the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.

When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.

As soon as Gideon died, the Israelites prostituted themselves by worshiping the images of Baal, making Baal berith their god.

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

During the annual harvest festival at Shechem, held in the temple of the local god, the wine flowed freely, and everyone began cursing Abimelech.

One day Israel’s new king, Ahaziah, fell through the latticework of an upper room at his palace in Samaria and was seriously injured. So he sent messengers to the temple of Baal zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether he would recover.But the angel of the Lord told Elijah, who was from Tishbe,“ Go and confront the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them,‘ Is there no God in Israel? Why are you going to Baal zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether the king will recover?Now, therefore, this is what the Lord says: You will never leave the bed you are lying on; you will surely die.’” So Elijah went to deliver the message.

One day while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with their swords. They then escaped to the land of Ararat, and another son, Esarhaddon, became the next king of Assyria.

You boast,“ We have struck a bargain to cheat death and have made a deal to dodge the grave. The coming destruction can never touch us, for we have built a strong refuge made of lies and deception.”Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says:“ Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem, a firm and tested stone. It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on. Whoever believes need never be shaken.I will test you with the measuring line of justice and the plumb line of righteousness. Since your refuge is made of lies, a hailstorm will knock it down. Since it is made of deception, a flood will sweep it away.I will cancel the bargain you made to cheat death, and I will overturn your deal to dodge the grave. When the terrible enemy sweeps through, you will be trampled into the ground.

Now, O God of Israel, fulfill this promise to your servant David, my father.

And those who make idols are just like them, as are all who trust in them.