Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 9:55

And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.

55. the men of Israel ] Though A. was only half an Israelite, his force was made up of Israelites; he put himself at the head of the Israelite enterprise against the Canaanites such were the natives of Thebez; and with his death united action of this kind seems to have ceased.

Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead,…. That is, those that were with him, the men of his army, who were all Israelites:

they departed every man to his place; disbanded themselves, and went everyone to their own home, and so the inhabitants of Thebez escaped the vengeance of Abimelech.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

(55) They departed.The death of a leader was generally sufficient to break up an ancient army (1Sa. 17:51). With Abimelech expired this first abortive attempt at monarchy. . . . The true King of Israel is still far in the distance (Stanley).

Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)

‘ And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man to his place.’

Once Abimelech was dead there was little point in fighting on. The point at issue was decided. It would be up to Abimelech’s heirs whether they wished to press claims to princehood in Israel and the kingship of Shechem.

Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett

Jdg 9:55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.

Ver. 55. They departed every man to his place. ] They stayed not to take the tower, and to revenge their lord’s death, but haply were glad they were rid of such a tyrant.

“ Cure mors crudelem rapuisset saeva Neronem,

Credibile est multos Romam agitasse iocos.”

Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)