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The leaders of Shechem, including the priests and the military officers,[a] met at the tree next to the sacred rock[b] in Shechem to crown Abimelech king.

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Footnotes

  1. 9.6 including the priests and the military officers: The Hebrew text has “and the Millo house,” another name for the temple of Baal Berith. It probably also served as a military fortress.
  2. 9.6 tree … rock: One ancient translation; Hebrew “propped-up sacred tree.”

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