Abimelech’s Conspiracy: BIBLE, New American Standard Bible == BIBLE-CENTER

Judges, Chapter 9, verses 1-21

¹ And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s^a Lit brothersrelatives, and spoke to them and to the whole clan of the household of his mother’s father, saying, ² “Speak, now, in the hearing of all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or that one man rule over you?’ Also, remember that I am your bone and your flesh.” ³ And his mother’s^b Lit brothersrelatives spoke all these words on his behalf in the hearing of all the leaders of Shechem; and^c Lit their hearts inclined afterthey were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our^d Lit brotherrelative.” ⁴ They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the house of Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, and they followed him. ⁵ Then he went to his father’s house at Ophrah and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself. ⁶ All the men of Shechem and all^e Or the house of MilloBeth-millo assembled together, and they went and made Abimelech king, by the^f Or terebinthoak of the pillar which was in Shechem.	1 Jdg 8:31 Jdg 8:35 2 Jdg 8:30 Jdg 9:5 Jdg 9:18 Gen 29:14 3 Gen 29:15 4 Jdg 8:33 5 Ki2 11:1 Ki2 11:2 Jdg 8:30 Jdg 9:2 Jdg 9:18
⁷ Now when they told Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted his voice and called out. Thus he said to them, “Listen to me, O men of Shechem, that God may listen to you. ⁸ Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’ ⁹ But the olive tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my fatness with^g Lit which by mewhich God and men are honored, and go to wave over the trees?’ ¹⁰ Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You come, reign over us!’ ¹¹ But the fig tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my sweetness and my good^h Or producefruit, and go to wave over the trees?’ ¹² Then the trees said to the vine, ‘You come, reign over us!’ ¹³ But the vine said to them, ‘Shall I leave my new wine, which cheers God and men, and go to wave over the trees?’ ¹⁴ Finally all the trees said to the bramble, ‘You come, reign over us!’ ¹⁵ The bramble said to the trees, ‘If inⁱ Or sinceritytruth you are anointing me as king over you, come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, may fire come out from the bramble and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’	7 Deu 11:29 Deu 11:30
¹⁶ “Now therefore, if you have dealt in^j Or sinceritytruth and integrity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and^k Lit if you havehave dealt with him^las he deserved— ¹⁷ for my father fought for you and^m Lit cast his soul in frontrisked his life and delivered you from the hand of Midian; ¹⁸ but you have risen against my father’s house today and have killed his sons, seventy men, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is yourⁿ Lit brotherrelative— ¹⁹ if then you have dealt in^o Or sinceritytruth and integrity with Jerubbaal and his house this day, rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you. ²⁰ But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and consume the men of Shechem and^p Or the house of MilloBeth-millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem and from^q Or the house of MilloBeth-millo, and consume Abimelech.” ²¹ Then Jotham escaped and fled, and went to Beer and remained there because of Abimelech his brother.	16 Jdg 8:35 18 Jdg 8:30 Jdg 9:2 Jdg 9:5 Jdg 8:31


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