Judges 9:22-25
Legacy Standard Bible
Zebul Deceives Abimelech
22 And Abimelech governed over Israel three years. 23 (A)Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the lords of Shechem; and the lords of Shechem (B)dealt treacherously with Abimelech, 24 (C)so that the violence [a]done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and (D)their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the lords of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers. 25 And the lords of Shechem set [b]men in ambush against him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who might pass by them along the road; and it was told to Abimelech.
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- Judges 9:24 Lit of the seventy
- Judges 9:25 Lit liers-in-wait for
Judges 9:22-25
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Fall of Abimelek
22 After Abimelek ruled over Israel three years, 23 God sent an evil spirit between Abimelek and the citizens of Shechem, who acted treacherously against Abimelek, 24 so that the violence perpetrated against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal would come back on Abimelek, and their blood would be charged to their brother Abimelek, who killed them, and to the citizens of Shechem, who supported him when he killed his brothers.
25 In opposition to Abimelek, the citizens of Shechem set up ambushes on the mountains, and they robbed everyone who went by along the road. This was reported to Abimelek.
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