Hakim-hakim 9:46

9:46 When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem ¹  heard the news, they went to the stronghold ²  of the temple of El-Berith. ³ 

Hakim-hakim 10:13-14

10:13 But since you abandoned me and worshiped ⁴  other gods, I will not deliver you again. 10:14 Go and cry for help to the gods you have chosen! Let them deliver you from trouble!” ⁵ 

Hakim-hakim 18:20

18:20 The priest was happy. He took the ephod, the personal idols, and the carved image and joined the group. ⁶ 

Hakim-hakim 18:31

18:31 They worshiped ⁷  Micah’s carved image ⁸  the whole time God’s authorized shrine ⁹  was in Shiloh.

[9:46]  ¹ sn Perhaps the Tower of Shechem was a nearby town, distinct from Shechem proper, or a tower within the city.

[9:46]  ² tn Apparently this rare word refers here to the most inaccessible area of the temple, perhaps the inner sanctuary or an underground chamber. It appears only here and in 1 Sam 13:6, where it is paired with “cisterns” and refers to subterranean or cave-like hiding places.

[9:46]  ³ sn The name El-Berith means “God of the Covenant.” It is probably a reference to the Canaanite high god El.

[10:13]  ⁴ tn Or “served”; or “followed.”

[10:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “in your time of trouble.”

[18:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “and went into the midst of the people.”

[18:31]  ⁷ tn Heb “they set up for themselves.”

[18:31]  ⁸ tn Heb “the carved image that Micah had made.”

[18:31]  ⁹ tn Heb “the house of God.”