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Abimelech’s Conspiracy

1 Then Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem, to ahis mother’s brothers, and spoke with them and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,  
2 “Please speak in the hearing of all the men of Shechem: ‘Which is better for you, that all aseventy of the sons of Jerubbaal reign over you, or that one reign over you?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and bbone.”  
3 And his mother’s brothers spoke all these words concerning him in the hearing of all the men of Shechem; and their heart was inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our abrother.”  
4 So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of aBaal-Berith, with which Abimelech hired bworthless and reckless men; and they followed him.  
5 Then he went to his father’s house aat Ophrah and bkilled his brothers, the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, because he hid himself.  
6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, all of Beth Millo, and they went and made Abimelech king beside the terebinth tree at the pillar that was in Shechem.

The Parable of the Trees

7 Now when they told Jotham, he went and stood on top of aMount Gerizim, and lifted his voice and cried out. And he said to them:
“Listen to me, you men of Shechem,
That God may listen to you! 
8 “Thea trees once went forth to anoint a king over them.
And they said to the olive tree,
b‘Reign over us!’ 


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Definitions of words in Judges 9:1:


Abimelech {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Abimelech {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Abimelech {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

All {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Family {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Father {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Father {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

His {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

House {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
House {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Jerubbaal {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jerubbaal {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Jerubbaal {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Mother {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Shechem {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Shechem {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Shechem {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Spoke {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}



Other definition entries containing Judges 9:1:

Abimelech {Easton's}
Judges, Book of {Easton's}
Shechem {I.S.B.E.}


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