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Mga Hukom 9
Magandang Balita Biblia
Mga Hukom 9
Magandang Balita Biblia
Si Abimelec
9 Paglipas ng panahon, si Abimelec na anak ni Gideon[a] ay nagpunta sa Shekem, sa mga kamag-anak ng kanyang ina. Sinabi niya sa mga ito, 2 “Itanong ninyo sa lahat ng taga-Shekem kung alin ang gusto nila: pamunuan sila ng pitumpung anak ni Gideon o ng iisang tao? At huwag ninyong kalilimutang ako'y dugo ng inyong dugo at laman ng inyong laman.” 3 Ang mga taga-Shekem ay kinausap nga ng mga kamag-anak ng ina ni Abimelec. Pinagkaisahan ng mga ito na siya na ang mamahala sa kanila, sapagkat siya naman ay kamag-anak nila. 4 Binigyan nila si Abimelec ng pitumpung pirasong pilak mula sa kabang-yaman ng templo ni Baal-berit. Ginamit niya ito bilang pambayad sa ilang tao roon na walang magawang magaling at sila'y sumama sa kanya. 5 Nagpunta siya sa Ofra, sa bahay ng kanyang ama at pinatay sa ibabaw ng isang malaking bato ang kanyang pitumpung kapatid sa ama niyang si Gideon. Lahat ay napatay niya liban kay Jotam na siyang pinakabata sapagkat nakapagtago ito. 6 Ang mga taga-Shekem at Bethmilo ay sama-samang nagpunta sa may malaking puno sa Shekem at ginawa nilang hari si Abimelec.
7 Nang mabalitaan ito ni Jotam, tumayo siya sa taluktok ng Bundok ng Gerizim at sumigaw, “Mga taga-Shekem, makinig kayo sa akin upang makinig sa inyo ang Diyos. 8 Isang araw, nag-usap-usap ang mga punongkahoy upang pumili ng hari nila. Sinabi nila sa olibo, ‘Ikaw ang maghari sa amin.’ 9 Sumagot ang olibo, ‘Hindi ko maiiwan ang paggawa ng langis na ginagamit sa pagpaparangal sa mga diyos at sa mga tao para maghari lamang sa inyo.’ 10 Sinabi nila sa igos, ‘Ikaw na ang maghari sa amin.’ 11 Ngunit sumagot ang igos, ‘Hindi ko maaaring itigil ang pagbibigay ng masasarap kong bunga upang pagharian ko lamang kayo.’ 12 Kaya sinabi nila sa ubas, ‘Ikaw na ang maghari sa amin.’ 13 Sumagot ang ubas, ‘Hindi ko maaaring itigil ang pagbibigay ng alak na pampasaya sa mga diyos at sa mga tao upang pagharian ko lamang kayo.’ 14 Kaya, sinabi nila sa halamang matinik, ‘Ikaw na nga ang maghari sa amin.’ 15 Ang sagot ng halamang matinik, ‘Kung talagang gusto ninyo akong maging hari, sumilong kayo sa akin. Kung ayaw ninyong sumilong, magpapalabas ako ng apoy sa aking mga tinik upang sunugin ang mga sedar ng Lebanon.’
16 “Ngayon,” patuloy ni Jotam, “sang-ayon ba sa inyong malinis na hangarin na ginawa ninyong hari si Abimelec? Iginalang ba ninyo ang alaala ni Gideon, at nilalapastangan ninyo ang kanyang pamilya? 17 Alalahanin ninyong kayo'y ipinaglaban ng aking ama. Itinaya niya ang kanyang buhay upang iligtas kayo sa mga Midianita. 18 Ngunit ngayo'y kinakalaban ninyo ang sambahayan ng aking ama. Pinatay ninyo ang pitumpu niyang anak sa ibabaw ng isang bato at si Abimelec na anak niya sa kanyang aliping babae ang ginawa ninyong hari sapagkat kamag-anak ninyo. 19 Kung iyan ang inaakala ninyong dapat iganti sa kabutihan sa inyo ni Gideon at sa kanyang sambahayan, ipagpatuloy ninyo. Magpakaligaya kayo, pati si Abimelec. 20 Ngunit kung hindi, sana'y sumiklab ang apoy mula kay Abimelec at tupukin ang mga lalaki ng Shekem at Bethmilo. Sumiklab sana ang apoy mula sa mga lalaki ng Shekem at Bethmilo at sunugin si Abimelec.” 21 Pagkasabi nito'y patakbong umalis si Jotam at nagtago sa Beer dahil sa takot sa kapatid niyang si Abimelec.
22 Tatlong taóng pinamunuan ni Abimelec ang Israel. 23 Ngunit nagpadala ang Diyos ng espiritu ng hidwaan sa mga taga-Shekem at kay Abimelec. Dahil dito, naghimagsik ang mga kalalakihan ng Shekem laban kay Abimelec. 24 Nangyari ito upang pagbayarin si Abimelec at ang mga nagsulsol sa kanya na patayin ang pitumpung anak ni Gideon. 25 Ang mga taga-Shekem ay naglagay ng mga tauhan upang tambangan sa bundok si Abimelec. Hinaharang nila ang lahat ng magdaan doon. Nabalitaan ito ni Abimelec.
26 Noon, si Gaal na anak ni Ebed ay nagpunta sa Shekem, kasama ang kanyang mga kapatid. Nagtiwala naman sa kanya ang mga tagaroon. 27 Namitas sila ng ubas, ginawa itong alak, at sila'y nagpista. Sa kainitan ng pista ay pumasok sila sa templo ng kanilang diyus-diyosan. Kumain sila roon at nag-inuman habang patuloy na kinukutya si Abimelec. 28 Sinabi ni Gaal, “Bakit ba tayo pasasakop kay Abimelec? Sino siya kung ihahambing sa mga taga-Shekem? Hindi ba anak lamang siya ni Gideon? At pati si Zebul ay sunud-sunuran sa kanya! Bakit nga tayo pasasakop sa kanya? Ibangon ninyo ang karangalan ng ninuno ninyong si Hamor. 29 Kung ako ang mamumuno sa inyo, tiyak na matatalo natin siya. Sasabihin ko sa kanyang ilabas na niya ang buo niyang hukbo at maglaban kami.”
30 Nabalitaan ni Zebul na tagapamahala ng lunsod ang pinagsasabi ni Gaal, kaya't ito'y nagalit. 31 Nagsugo siya kay Abimelec sa Aruma at ipinasabi, “Si Gaal at ang kanyang mga kamag-anak ay narito sa Shekem. Pinag-aalsa nila ang mga taga-Shekem laban sa iyo. 32 Kaya mamayang gabi, isama mo ang iyong mga tauhan. Magtago muna kayo sa labas ng lunsod. 33 Bukas, pagsikat ng araw, bigla kayong sumalakay. Kapag lumaban sila Gaal, gawin mo na sa kanya ang gusto mo.”
34 Kaya't lumakad si Abimelec at ang kanyang mga tauhan. Sila'y nag-apat na pangkat at nagtago muna sa labas ng Shekem. 35 Kinaumagahan, tumayo si Gaal sa may pagpasok ng lunsod. Sina Abimelec naman ay lumabas sa kanilang pinagtataguan. 36 Nang makita sila ni Gaal, sinabi nito kay Zebul, “May mga taong nanggagaling sa kabundukan.”
Sumagot si Zebul, “Anino lamang ng bundok ang nakikita mo. Ang tingin mo lang ay tao.”
37 Sinabi uli ni Gaal, “May mga taong bumababa sa may burol. May isang pangkat pang nagmumula sa may sagradong puno ng ensina.”
38 Sinabi na sa kanya ni Zebul, “Tingnan ko ngayon ang yabang mo. Di ba't itinatanong mo kung sino si Abimelec para sumakop sa atin? Sila na iyon. Bakit di mo sila labanan?” 39 Tinipon nga ni Gaal ang mga taga-Shekem at hinarap sina Abimelec. 40 Ngunit natalo siya kaya napilitang tumakas. Hinabol siya ni Abimelec at marami ang nabuwal na sugatan hanggang sa may pagpasok ng lunsod. 41 Nagbalik na sa Aruma si Abimelec. Si Gaal naman at ang natitira pa niyang kamag-anak ay pinalayas ni Zebul sa Shekem at pinagsabihang huwag nang magbalik.
42 Kinabukasan, ang mga taga-Shekem ay lumabas ng bukid at ito'y nalaman ni Abimelec. 43 Pinagtatlong pangkat niya ang kanyang mga tauhan at sila'y nag-abang. Nang makita nila ang mga taga-Shekem, pinatay nila ang mga ito. 44 Ang pangkat ni Abimelec ay nagmamalaking nagpunta sa pagpasok ng lunsod upang magbantay samantalang pinapatay ng dalawang pangkat ang mga tao sa kabukiran. 45 Sina Abimelec ay maghapong nakipaglaban sa mga taga-Shekem bago nila naubos ang mga tagaroon at nasakop ang lunsod. Pagkatapos, iginuho nila ang buong lunsod at sinabugan ng makapal na asin ang lupa.
46 Nang mabalitaan ito ng mga nakatira sa kastilyo sa Shekem, nagtago sila sa templo ni Baal-berit. 47 Nalaman ito ni Abimelec, 48 kaya't isinama niya sa Bundok Zalmon ang kanyang mga tauhan. Pagdating doon, pumutol siya ng mga sanga ng kahoy at pinasan. Lahat ng tauhan niya'y pinakuha rin niya ng mga sanga ng kahoy. 49 Nagkanya-kanya sila ng pasan at sumunod kay Abimelec. Ang mga ito'y itinambak nila sa ibaba ng tore at sinunog. Namatay lahat ang nasa loob nitong may sanlibong katao, pati mga babae.
50 Pagkatapos, sina Abimelec ay nagtuloy sa Tebez at sinakop iyon. 51 May matibay na tore doon na pinagtataguan ng mga taga-Tebez. Nang makapasok na ang lahat, sinarhan nila ang daan at sila'y umakyat hanggang sa tuktok ng tore. 52 Sinundan sila ni Abimelec at susunugin na sana ang tore, 53 ngunit(A) siya'y binagsakan ng malaking bato ng isang babaing naroon at nabasag ang kanyang bungo. 54 Kaya't dali-dali niyang tinawag ang kanyang lingkod at sinabi, “Patayin mo ako ng iyong tabak para hindi nila sabihing babae ang nakapatay sa akin.” Kaya, siya'y sinaksak ng kanyang lingkod at namatay. 55 Nang malaman ng mga Israelita na patay na si Abimelec, nag-uwian na sila sa kanya-kanyang tahanan.
56 Sa ganitong paraan, si Abimelec ay siningil ng Diyos dahil sa pagpatay sa pitumpu niyang kapatid. 57 Pinagdusa rin ng Diyos ang mga taga-Shekem, tulad ng sumpa sa kanila ni Jotam na anak ni Gideon.
Footnotes
- Mga Hukom 9:1 Gideon: o kaya'y Jerubaal .
Judges 9
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Judges 9
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Abimelek
9 Abimelek(A) son of Jerub-Baal(B) went to his mother’s brothers in Shechem and said to them and to all his mother’s clan, 2 “Ask all the citizens of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you: to have all seventy of Jerub-Baal’s sons rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember, I am your flesh and blood.(C)”
3 When the brothers repeated all this to the citizens of Shechem, they were inclined to follow Abimelek, for they said, “He is related to us.” 4 They gave him seventy shekels[a] of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith,(D) and Abimelek used it to hire reckless scoundrels,(E) who became his followers. 5 He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers,(F) the sons of Jerub-Baal. But Jotham,(G) the youngest son of Jerub-Baal, escaped by hiding.(H) 6 Then all the citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo(I) gathered beside the great tree(J) at the pillar in Shechem to crown Abimelek king.
7 When Jotham(K) was told about this, he climbed up on the top of Mount Gerizim(L) and shouted to them, “Listen to me, citizens of Shechem, so that God may listen to you. 8 One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king.’
9 “But the olive tree answered, ‘Should I give up my oil, by which both gods and humans are honored, to hold sway over the trees?’
10 “Next, the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and be our king.’
11 “But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I give up my fruit, so good and sweet, to hold sway over the trees?’
12 “Then the trees said to the vine, ‘Come and be our king.’
13 “But the vine answered, ‘Should I give up my wine,(M) which cheers both gods and humans, to hold sway over the trees?’
14 “Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and be our king.’
15 “The thornbush said to the trees, ‘If you really want to anoint me king over you, come and take refuge in my shade;(N) but if not, then let fire come out(O) of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’(P)
16 “Have you acted honorably and in good faith by making Abimelek king? Have you been fair to Jerub-Baal and his family? Have you treated him as he deserves? 17 Remember that my father fought for you and risked(Q) his life to rescue you from the hand of Midian. 18 But today you have revolted against my father’s family. You have murdered his seventy sons(R) 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. 19 So have you acted honorably and in good faith toward Jerub-Baal and his family today?(S) If you have, may Abimelek be your joy, and may you be his, too! 20 But if you have not, let fire come out(T) from Abimelek and consume you, the citizens of Shechem(U) and Beth Millo,(V) and let fire come out from you, the citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo, and consume Abimelek!”
21 Then Jotham(W) fled, escaping to Beer,(X) and he lived there because he was afraid of his brother Abimelek.
22 After Abimelek had governed Israel three years, 23 God stirred up animosity(Y) between Abimelek and the citizens of Shechem so that they acted treacherously against Abimelek. 24 God did this in order that the crime against Jerub-Baal’s seventy sons,(Z) the shedding(AA) of their blood, might be avenged(AB) on their brother Abimelek and on the citizens of Shechem, who had helped him(AC) murder his brothers. 25 In opposition to him these citizens of Shechem set men on the hilltops to ambush and rob everyone who passed by, and this was reported to Abimelek.
26 Now Gaal son of Ebed(AD) moved with his clan into Shechem, and its citizens put their confidence in him. 27 After they had gone out into the fields and gathered the grapes and trodden(AE) them, they held a festival in the temple of their god.(AF) While they were eating and drinking, they cursed Abimelek. 28 Then Gaal son of Ebed(AG) said, “Who(AH) is Abimelek, and why should we Shechemites be subject to him? Isn’t he Jerub-Baal’s son, and isn’t Zebul his deputy? Serve the family of Hamor,(AI) Shechem’s father! Why should we serve Abimelek? 29 If only this people were under my command!(AJ) Then I would get rid of him. I would say to Abimelek, ‘Call out your whole army!’”[b](AK)
30 When Zebul the governor of the city heard what Gaal son of Ebed said, he was very angry. 31 Under cover he sent messengers to Abimelek, saying, “Gaal son of Ebed and his clan have come to Shechem and are stirring up the city against you. 32 Now then, during the night you and your men should come and lie in wait(AL) in the fields. 33 In the morning at sunrise, advance against the city. When Gaal and his men come out against you, seize the opportunity to attack them.(AM)”
34 So Abimelek and all his troops set out by night and took up concealed positions near Shechem in four companies. 35 Now Gaal son of Ebed had gone out and was standing at the entrance of the city gate(AN) just as Abimelek and his troops came out from their hiding place.(AO)
36 When Gaal saw them, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains!”
Zebul replied, “You mistake the shadows of the mountains for men.”
37 But Gaal spoke up again: “Look, people are coming down from the central hill,[c] and a company is coming from the direction of the diviners’ tree.”
38 Then Zebul said to him, “Where is your big talk now, you who said, ‘Who is Abimelek that we should be subject to him?’ Aren’t these the men you ridiculed?(AP) Go out and fight them!”
39 So Gaal led out[d] the citizens of Shechem and fought Abimelek. 40 Abimelek chased him all the way to the entrance of the gate, and many were killed as they fled. 41 Then Abimelek stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his clan out of Shechem.
42 The next day the people of Shechem went out to the fields, and this was reported to Abimelek. 43 So he took his men, divided them into three companies(AQ) and set an ambush(AR) in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he rose to attack them. 44 Abimelek and the companies with him rushed forward to a position at the entrance of the city gate. Then two companies attacked those in the fields and struck them down. 45 All that day Abimelek pressed his attack against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he destroyed the city(AS) and scattered salt(AT) over it.
46 On hearing this, the citizens in the tower of Shechem went into the stronghold of the temple(AU) of El-Berith. 47 When Abimelek heard that they had assembled there, 48 he and all his men went up Mount Zalmon.(AV) He took an ax and cut off some branches, which he lifted to his shoulders. He ordered the men with him, “Quick! Do what you have seen me do!” 49 So all the men cut branches and followed Abimelek. They piled them against the stronghold and set it on fire with the people still inside. So all the people in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women, also died.
50 Next Abimelek went to Thebez(AW) and besieged it and captured it. 51 Inside the city, however, was a strong tower, to which all the men and women—all the people of the city—had fled. They had locked themselves in and climbed up on the tower roof. 52 Abimelek went to the tower and attacked it. But as he approached the entrance to the tower to set it on fire, 53 a woman dropped an upper millstone on his head and cracked his skull.(AX)
54 Hurriedly he called to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and kill me,(AY) so that they can’t say, ‘A woman killed him.’” So his servant ran him through, and he died. 55 When the Israelites saw that Abimelek was dead, they went home.
56 Thus God repaid the wickedness that Abimelek had done to his father by murdering his seventy brothers. 57 God also made the people of Shechem pay for all their wickedness.(AZ) The curse of Jotham(BA) son of Jerub-Baal came on them.
Footnotes
- Judges 9:4 That is, about 1 3/4 pounds or about 800 grams
- Judges 9:29 Septuagint; Hebrew him.” Then he said to Abimelek, “Call out your whole army!”
- Judges 9:37 The Hebrew for this phrase means the navel of the earth.
- Judges 9:39 Or Gaal went out in the sight of
Judges 9
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Judges 9
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Abimelech's Conspiracy
9 Now Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to (A)his mother's relatives and said to them and to the whole clan of his mother's family, 2 “Say in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that all (B)seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that (C)I am (D)your bone and your flesh.”
3 And his mother's relatives spoke all these words on his behalf in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, (E)“He is our brother.” 4 And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of (F)Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired (G)worthless and reckless fellows, who followed him. 5 And he went to his father's house at (H)Ophrah (I)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 And all the leaders of Shechem came together, and all (J)Beth-millo, and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar at Shechem.
7 When it was told to Jotham, he went and stood on top of (K)Mount Gerizim and cried aloud and said to them, “Listen to me, you leaders of Shechem, that God may listen to you. 8 (L)The trees once went out to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, (M)‘Reign over us.’ 9 But the olive tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my abundance, by which gods and men are honored, and go hold sway over the trees?’ 10 And the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You come and reign over us.’ 11 But the fig tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit and go hold sway over the trees?’ 12 And the trees said to the vine, ‘You come and reign over us.’ 13 But the vine said to them, ‘Shall I leave my wine that (N)cheers God and men and go hold sway over the trees?’ 14 Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘You come and reign over us.’ 15 And the bramble said to the trees, ‘If in good faith you are anointing me king over you, then come and (O)take refuge in my shade, but if not, (P)let fire come out of the bramble and devour (Q)the cedars of Lebanon.’
16 “Now therefore, if you acted in good faith and integrity when you made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with (R)Jerubbaal and his house and have done to him (S)as his deeds deserved— 17 for my father fought for you and risked his life and delivered you from the hand of Midian, 18 and you have risen up against my father's house this day (T)and have killed his sons, seventy men on one stone, and have made (U)Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the leaders of Shechem, (V)because he is your relative— 19 if you then have acted in good faith and integrity with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then (W)rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you. 20 But if not, (X)let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the leaders of Shechem and from Beth-millo and devour Abimelech.” 21 And Jotham ran away and fled and went to (Y)Beer and lived there, because of Abimelech his brother.
The Downfall of Abimelech
22 Abimelech ruled over Israel three years. 23 (Z)And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem (AA)dealt treacherously with Abimelech, 24 (AB)that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers. 25 And the leaders of Shechem put men in ambush against him on the mountaintops, and they robbed all who passed by them along that way. And it was told to Abimelech.
26 And Gaal the son of Ebed moved into Shechem with his relatives, and the leaders of Shechem put confidence in him. 27 And they went out into the field and gathered the grapes from their vineyards and trod them and held a festival; and they went into (AC)the house of their god and ate and drank and reviled Abimelech. 28 And Gaal the son of Ebed said, (AD)“Who is Abimelech, and who are we of Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? Serve the men of (AE)Hamor the father of Shechem; but why should we serve him? 29 Would that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech. I would say[a] to Abimelech, ‘Increase your army, and come out.’”
30 When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. 31 And he sent messengers to Abimelech secretly,[b] saying, “Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his relatives have come to Shechem, and they are stirring up[c] the city against you. 32 Now therefore, go by night, you and the people who are with you, and set an ambush in the field. 33 Then in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, rise early and rush upon the city. And when he and the people who are with him come out against you, you may do to them (AF)as your hand finds to do.”
34 So Abimelech and all the men who were with him rose up by night and set an ambush against Shechem in four companies. 35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city, and Abimelech and the people who were with him rose from the ambush. 36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from (AG)the mountaintops!” And Zebul said to him, “You mistake[d] the shadow of the mountains for men.” 37 Gaal spoke again and said, “Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming from the direction of the Diviners' Oak.” 38 Then Zebul said to him, “Where is your mouth now, you who said, (AH)‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Are not these the people whom you despised? Go out now and fight with them.” 39 And Gaal went out at the head of the leaders of Shechem and fought with Abimelech. 40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him. And many fell wounded, up to the entrance of the gate. 41 And Abimelech lived at Arumah, and Zebul drove out Gaal and his relatives, so that they could not dwell at Shechem.
42 On the following day, the people went out into the field, and Abimelech was told. 43 He took his people and divided them into three companies and set an ambush in the fields. And he looked and saw the people coming out of the city. So he rose against them and killed them. 44 Abimelech and the company that was with him (AI)rushed forward and stood at the entrance of the gate of the city, while the two companies rushed upon all who were in the field and killed them. 45 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day. He captured the city and killed the people who were in it, and (AJ)he razed the city and (AK)sowed it with salt.
46 When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered (AL)the stronghold of the house of (AM)El-berith. 47 Abimelech was told that all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem were gathered together. 48 And Abimelech went up to Mount (AN)Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him. And Abimelech took an axe in his hand and cut down a bundle of brushwood and took it up and laid it on his shoulder. And he said to the men who were with him, “What you have seen me do, hurry and do as I have done.” 49 So every one of the people cut down his bundle and following Abimelech put it against (AO)the stronghold, and they set the stronghold on fire over them, so that all the people of the Tower of Shechem also died, about 1,000 men and women.
50 Then Abimelech went to Thebez and encamped against Thebez and captured it. 51 But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the men and women and all the leaders of the city fled to it and shut themselves in, and they went up to the roof of the tower. 52 And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. 53 (AP)And a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech's head and crushed his skull. 54 (AQ)Then he called quickly to the young man his armor-bearer and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” And his young man thrust him through, and he died. 55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, everyone departed to his home. 56 (AR)Thus God returned the evil of Abimelech, which he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers. 57 And God also made all the evil of the men of Shechem return on their heads, and upon them came (AS)the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
Footnotes
- Judges 9:29 Septuagint; Hebrew and he said
- Judges 9:31 Or at Tormah
- Judges 9:31 Hebrew besieging, or closing up
- Judges 9:36 Hebrew You see
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