Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Judges 9:46 in English Standard Version "When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El-berith." Jud 8:33 As soon as Gideon died, the people of Israel turned again and whored after the Baals and made Baal-berith their god. Jud 9:4 And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, who followed him. Jud 9:49 So every one of the people cut down his bundle and following Abimelech put it against the stronghold, and they set the stronghold on fire over them, so that all the people of the Tower of Shechem also died, about 1,000 men and women.