Judges 9:18
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18 but you have risen up against my father’s house this day and have killed his sons, seventy men on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his slave woman, king over the lords of Shechem, because he is your kinsman(A)—
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Judges 9:5-6
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5 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, survived, for he hid himself.(A) 6 Then all the lords of Shechem and all Beth-millo came together, and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar[a] at Shechem.
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- 9.6 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 109:4
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- 109.4 Syr: Heb I prayer
Judges 9:14
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14 So all the trees said to the bramble,
‘You come and reign over us.’
Judges 8:35
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35 and they did not exhibit loyalty to the house of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) in return for all the good that he had done to Israel.
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Judges 8:30-31
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30 Now Gideon had seventy sons, his own offspring, for he had many wives.(A) 31 His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.(B)
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