^30 (A)Now Gideon had seventy sons, his own offspring, for he had many wives.

² “Put this question to all the lords of Shechem: ‘Which is better for you: that seventy men, all Jerubbaal’s sons, rule over you, or that one man rule over you?’ You must remember that I am your own flesh and bone.”^(A)

⁵ He then went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and killed his brothers, the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, on one stone. Only the youngest son of Jerubbaal, Jotham, escaped, for he was hidden.

^9 (A)He had thirty sons and thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage outside the family, while bringing in thirty wives for his sons from outside the family. He judged Israel for seven years.

^14 (A)He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years.