18 But today you have revolted against my father’s family. You have murdered his seventy sons(A) on a single stone and have made Abimelek, the son of his female slave, king over the citizens of Shechem because he is related to you.

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18 And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)

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He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers,(A) the sons of Jerub-Baal. But Jotham,(B) the youngest son of Jerub-Baal, escaped by hiding.(C) Then all the citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo(D) gathered beside the great tree(E) at the pillar in Shechem to crown Abimelek king.

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And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.

And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.

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In return for my friendship they accuse me,
    but I am a man of prayer.(A)

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For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.

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14 “Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and be our king.’

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14 Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

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35 They also failed to show any loyalty to the family of Jerub-Baal(A) (that is, Gideon) in spite of all the good things he had done for them.(B)

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35 Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.

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30 He had seventy sons(A) of his own, for he had many wives. 31 His concubine,(B) who lived in Shechem, also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelek.(C)

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30 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

31 And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.

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