Judges Chapter 9 (9 of 21)
Series: Judges
Harley Howard
Judges 9
1 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether [is] better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, [which are] threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I [am] your bone and your flesh.
3 And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He [is] our brother.
Abimelech, Gideon's half breed son of a Canaanite woman, led a rebellion against his half brothers, the sons of Gideon. He appealed to the men of Shechem, as one of their own flesh and blood, that he would rule over them instead of having the 70 sons of Gideon to rule them, which were not of their blood or heritage.
4 And they gave him threescore and ten [pieces] of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.
Abimelech used the 70 pieces of silver that he got from the idol's temple to hire worthless men to carry out his plan of murder.
5 And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, [being] threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that [was] in Shechem.
Abimelech had a public execution of his own half brothers, but Jotham, the youngest, escaped. The men of Shechem and Millo made Abimelech the king.
7 And when they told [it] to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cri ...
Series: Judges
Harley Howard
Judges 9
1 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether [is] better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, [which are] threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I [am] your bone and your flesh.
3 And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He [is] our brother.
Abimelech, Gideon's half breed son of a Canaanite woman, led a rebellion against his half brothers, the sons of Gideon. He appealed to the men of Shechem, as one of their own flesh and blood, that he would rule over them instead of having the 70 sons of Gideon to rule them, which were not of their blood or heritage.
4 And they gave him threescore and ten [pieces] of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.
Abimelech used the 70 pieces of silver that he got from the idol's temple to hire worthless men to carry out his plan of murder.
5 And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, [being] threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that [was] in Shechem.
Abimelech had a public execution of his own half brothers, but Jotham, the youngest, escaped. The men of Shechem and Millo made Abimelech the king.
7 And when they told [it] to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cri ...
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