Judges 9:21
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelled there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelled there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Then Jotham straight away went in flight to Beer, and was living there for fear of his brother Abimelech.
Webster's Revision
And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
World English Bible
Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
Clarke's Judges 9:21 Bible Commentary
Went to Beer - Mr. Maundrell, in his journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem, p. 64, 5th edit., mentions a place of this name, which he thinks to be that to which Jotham fled, and supposed to be the same as Mishmash, 1 Samuel 14:5, 1 Samuel 14:31. It is situated, he says, towards the south, on an easy declivity; and has a fountain of excellent water at the bottom of the hill from which it has taken its name.
Wesley's Judges 9:21 Bible Commentary
9:21 And fled - Which he might easily do, having the advantage of the hill, and because the people were not forward to pursue a man whom they knew to have such just cause to speak, and so little power to do them hurt.To Beer - A place remote from Shechem, and out of Abimelech's reach.