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Chapter 9
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.
4
And
they
gave
him
threescore
and
ten
pieces
of
silver
out
of
the
house
of
Baal-berith,
wherewith
Abimelech
hired
vain
and
light
persons,
which
followed
him.
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.
7
And
when
they
told
it
to
Jotham,
he
went
and
stood
in
the
top
of
mount
Gerizim,
and
lifted
up
his
voice,
and
cried,
and
said
unto
them,
Hearken
unto
me,
ye
men
of
Shechem,
that
God
may
hearken
unto
you.
8
The
trees
went
forth
on
a
time
to
anoint
a
king
over
them;
and
they
said
unto
the
olive
tree,
Reign
thou
over
us.
9
But
the
olive
tree
said
unto
them,
Should
I
leave
my
fatness,
wherewith
by
me
they
honour
God
and
man,
and
go
to
be
promoted
over
the
trees?
10
And
the
trees
said
to
the
fig
tree,
Come
thou,
and
reign
over
us.
11
But
the
fig
tree
said
unto
them,
Should
I
forsake
my
sweetness,
and
my
good
fruit,
and
go
to
be
promoted
over
the
trees?
12
Then
said
the
trees
unto
the
vine,
Come
thou,
and
reign
over
us.
13
And
the
vine
said
unto
them,
Should
I
leave
my
wine,
which
cheereth
God
and
man,
and
go
to
be
promoted
over
the
trees?
14
Then
said
all
the
trees
unto
the
bramble,
Come
thou,
and
reign
over
us.
15
And
the
bramble
said
unto
the
trees,
If
in
truth
ye
anoint
me
king
over
you,
then
come
and
put
your
trust
in
my
shadow:
and
if
not,
let
fire
come
out
of
the
bramble,
and
devour
the
cedars
of
Lebanon.
16
Now
therefore,
if
ye
have
done
truly
and
sincerely,
in
that
ye
have
made
Abimelech
king,
and
if
ye
have
dealt
well
with
Jerubbaal
and
his
house,
and
have
done
unto
him
according
to
the
deserving
of
his
hands;
17
(For
my
father
fought
for
you,
and
adventured
his
life
far,
and
delivered
you
out
of
the
hand
of
Midian:
18
And
ye
are
risen
up
against
my
father’s
house
this
day,
and
have
slain
his
sons,
threescore
and
ten
persons,
upon
one
stone,
and
have
made
Abimelech,
the
son
of
his
maidservant,
king
over
the
men
of
Shechem,
because
he
is
your
brother;)
19
If
ye
then
have
dealt
truly
and
sincerely
with
Jerubbaal
and
with
his
house
this
day,
then
rejoice
ye
in
Abimelech,
and
let
him
also
rejoice
in
you:
20
But
if
not,
let
fire
come
out
from
Abimelech,
and
devour
the
men
of
Shechem,
and
the
house
of
Millo;
and
let
fire
come
out
from
the
men
of
Shechem,
and
from
the
house
of
Millo,
and
devour
Abimelech.
21
And
Jotham
ran
away,
and
fled,
and
went
to
Beer,
and
dwelt
there,
for
fear
of
Abimelech
his
brother.
22
When
Abimelech
had
reigned
three
years
over
Israel,
23
Then
God
sent
an
evil
spirit
between
Abimelech
and
the
men
of
Shechem;
and
the
men
of
Shechem
dealt
treacherously
with
Abimelech:
24
That
the
cruelty
done
to
the
threescore
and
ten
sons
of
Jerubbaal
might
come,
and
their
blood
be
laid
upon
Abimelech
their
brother,
which
slew
them;
and
upon
the
men
of
Shechem,
which
aided
him
in
the
killing
of
his
brethren.
25
And
the
men
of
Shechem
set
liers
in
wait
for
him
in
the
top
of
the
mountains,
and
they
robbed
all
that
came
along
that
way
by
them:
and
it
was
told
Abimelech.
26
And
Gaal
the
son
of
Ebed
came
with
his
brethren,
and
went
over
to
Shechem:
and
the
men
of
Shechem
put
their
confidence
in
him.
27
And
they
went
out
into
the
fields,
and
gathered
their
vineyards,
and
trode
the
grapes,
and
made
merry,
and
went
into
the
house
of
their
god,
and
did
eat
and
drink,
and
cursed
Abimelech.
28
And
Gaal
the
son
of
Ebed
said,
Who
is
Abimelech,
and
who
is
Shechem,
that
we
should
serve
him?
is
not
he
the
son
of
Jerubbaal?
and
Zebul
his
officer?
serve
the
men
of
Hamor
the
father
of
Shechem:
for
why
should
we
serve
him?
29
And
would
to
God
this
people
were
under
my
hand!
then
would
I
remove
Abimelech.
And
he
said
to
Abimelech,
Increase
thine
army,
and
come
out.
30
And
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
unto
Abimelech
privily,
saying,
Behold,
Gaal
the
son
of
Ebed
and
his
brethren
be
come
to
Shechem;
and,
behold,
they
fortify
the
city
against
thee.
32
Now
therefore
up
by
night,
thou
and
the
people
that
is
with
thee,
and
lie
in
wait
in
the
field:
33
And
it
shall
be,
that
in
the
morning,
as
soon
as
the
sun
is
up,
thou
shalt
rise
early,
and
set
upon
the
city:
and,
behold,
when
he
and
the
people
that
is
with
him
come
out
against
thee,
then
mayest
thou
do
to
them
as
thou
shalt
find
occasion.
34
And
Abimelech
rose
up,
and
all
the
people
that
were
with
him,
by
night,
and
they
laid
wait
against
Shechem
in
four
companies.
35
And
Gaal
the
son
of
Ebed
went
out,
and
stood
in
the
entering
of
the
gate
of
the
city:
and
Abimelech
rose
up,
and
the
people
that
were
with
him,
from
lying
in
wait.
36
And
when
Gaal
saw
the
people,
he
said
to
Zebul,
Behold,
there
come
people
down
from
the
top
of
the
mountains.
And
Zebul
said
unto
him,
Thou
seest
the
shadow
of
the
mountains
as
if
they
were
men.
37
And
Gaal
spake
again
and
said,
See
there
come
people
down
by
the
middle
of
the
land,
and
another
company
come
along
by
the
plain
of
Meonenim.
38
Then
said
Zebul
unto
him,
Where
is
now
thy
mouth,
wherewith
thou
saidst,
Who
is
Abimelech,
that
we
should
serve
him?
is
not
this
the
people
that
thou
hast
despised?
go
out,
I
pray
now,
and
fight
with
them.
39
And
Gaal
went
out
before
the
men
of
Shechem,
and
fought
with
Abimelech.
40
And
Abimelech
chased
him,
and
he
fled
before
him,
and
many
were
overthrown
and
wounded,
even
unto
the
entering
of
the
gate.
41
And
Abimelech
dwelt
at
Arumah:
and
Zebul
thrust
out
Gaal
and
his
brethren,
that
they
should
not
dwell
in
Shechem.
42
And
it
came
to
pass
on
the
morrow,
that
the
people
went
out
into
the
field;
and
they
told
Abimelech.
43
And
he
took
the
people,
and
divided
them
into
three
companies,
and
laid
wait
in
the
field,
and
looked,
and,
behold,
the
people
were
come
forth
out
of
the
city;
and
he
rose
up
against
them,
and
smote
them.
44
And
Abimelech,
and
the
company
that
was
with
him,
rushed
forward,
and
stood
in
the
entering
of
the
gate
of
the
city:
and
the
two
other
companies
ran
upon
all
the
people
that
were
in
the
fields,
and
slew
them.
45
And
Abimelech
fought
against
the
city
all
that
day;
and
he
took
the
city,
and
slew
the
people
that
was
therein,
and
beat
down
the
city,
and
sowed
it
with
salt.
46
And
when
all
the
men
of
the
tower
of
Shechem
heard
that,
they
entered
into
an
hold
of
the
house
of
the
god
Berith.
47
And
it
was
told
Abimelech,
that
all
the
men
of
the
tower
of
Shechem
were
gathered
together.
48
And
Abimelech
gat
him
up
to
mount
Zalmon,
he
and
all
the
people
that
were
with
him;
and
Abimelech
took
an
axe
in
his
hand,
and
cut
down
a
bough
from
the
trees,
and
took
it,
and
laid
it
on
his
shoulder,
and
said
unto
the
people
that
were
with
him,
What
ye
have
seen
me
do,
make
haste,
and
do
as
I
have
done.
49
And
all
the
people
likewise
cut
down
every
man
his
bough,
and
followed
Abimelech,
and
put
them
to
the
hold,
and
set
the
hold
on
fire
upon
them;
so
that
all
the
men
of
the
tower
of
Shechem
died
also,
about
a
thousand
men
and
women.
50
Then
went
Abimelech
to
Thebez,
and
encamped
against
Thebez,
and
took
it.
51
But
there
was
a
strong
tower
within
the
city,
and
thither
fled
all
the
men
and
women,
and
all
they
of
the
city,
and
shut
it
to
them,
and
gat
them
up
to
the
top
of
the
tower.
52
And
Abimelech
came
unto
the
tower,
and
fought
against
it,
and
went
hard
unto
the
door
of
the
tower
to
burn
it
with
fire.
53
And
a
certain
woman
cast
a
piece
of
a
millstone
upon
Abimelech’s
head,
and
all
to
brake
his
skull.
54
Then
he
called
hastily
unto
the
young
man
his
armourbearer,
and
said
unto
him,
Draw
thy
sword,
and
slay
me,
that
men
say
not
of
me,
A
woman
slew
him.
And
his
young
man
thrust
him
through,
and
he
died.
55
And
when
the
men
of
Israel
saw
that
Abimelech
was
dead,
they
departed
every
man
unto
his
place.
56
Thus
God
rendered
the
wickedness
of
Abimelech,
which
he
did
unto
his
father,
in
slaying
his
seventy
brethren:
57
And
all
the
evil
of
the
men
of
Shechem
did
God
render
upon
their
heads:
and
upon
them
came
the
curse
of
Jotham
the
son
of
Jerubbaal.
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