Verse 24
Judges 9:24
Free Bible Version
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Gaal, son of Ebed, had moved to Shechem with his relatives, and he gained the loyalty of the leaders of Shechem.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לָ/ב֕וֹא חֲמַ֖ס שִׁבְעִ֣ים בְּנֵֽי יְרֻבָּ֑עַל וְ/דָמָ֗/ם לָ/שׂ֞וּם עַל אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ אֲחִי/הֶם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָרַ֣ג אוֹתָ֔/ם וְ/עַל֙ בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר חִזְּק֥וּ אֶת יָדָ֖י/ו לַ/הֲרֹ֥ג אֶת אֶחָֽי/ו
English Translation
To come to attack seventy sons of Jerubbaal and to place their blood upon Abimelech their brother whom they killed and upon the lords of Shechem who supported his hand to kill his brothers.
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Chapter 9 Context
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Abimelech, son of Jerub-baal, went to his mother's brothers at Shechem and told them and all his mot...
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“Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘What's best for you? That seventy men, all of them Jerub-ba...
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His mother's brothers shared his proposal with all the leaders of Shechem, and they decided to follo...
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They gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-berith. Abimelech used the money to...
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He went to his father's house in Ophrah, and on one stone killed his seventy half-brothers, the sons...
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When Jotham got to hear this, he went up to the top of Mount Gerizim, and shouted in a loud voice: “...
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Once upon a time the trees were determined to anoint a king to rule over them. They said to the oliv...
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But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my rich oil that benefits both gods and men just t...
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Then the trees asked the fig tree, ‘You come and be our king.’
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But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my good sweet fruit just to go and sway to and fro o...
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Then the trees asked the grape vine, ‘You come and be our king.’
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But the grape vine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that makes both gods and men happy just to...
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Then all the trees asked the thorn bush, ‘You come and be our king.’
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The thorn bush replied to the trees, ‘If you're really sincere about anointing me as your king, come...
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Have you acted sincerely and honestly by making Abimelech your king? Have you acted honorably toward...
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Don't forget how my father fought for you and risked his own life to save you from the Midianites!
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But you have rebelled against my father's family today. You have killed his seventy sons on one ston...
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Have you acted sincerely and honestly toward Jerub-baal and his family today? If so, may you be happ...
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But if you haven't, then may fire flame out from Abimelech, and may it burn up the leaders of Sheche...
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Then Jotham escaped and ran away. He went to Beer and stayed there because of the threat of Abimelec...
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Then God (Elohim) sent an evil spirit to cause trouble between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem....
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This happened because of the murder of the seventy sons of Jerub-baal and that responsibility for th...
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The leaders of Shechem sent men to the hill passes to lie in wait and attack Abimelech, and, in the...
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Gaal, son of Ebed, had moved to Shechem with his relatives, and he gained the loyalty of the leaders...
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At harvest-time they went out into the countryside and gathered the grapes from their vineyards and...
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“Who is this Abimelech?” asked Gaal, son of Ebed. “And who is Shechem, that we should have to serve...
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If I was the one in charge of you people, I would dispose of Abimelech! I would tell him, ‘Get your...
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When Zebul, the governor of the city, got to hear what Gaal was saying, he became very angry.
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He secretly sent messengers to Abimelech to tell him, “Look, Gaal, son of Ebed, and his relatives ha...
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In the morning as soon as the sun comes up, go and attack the town. When Gaal and his men come out t...
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Abimelech left at night along with his army, and they separated into four companies that lay in wait...
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When Gaal, son of Ebed, went out and stood at the town's entrance gate, Abimelech and his army came...
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Gaal saw the army approaching and said to Zebul, “Look! Some people are coming down from the hilltop...
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“No really, people are coming down from the high ground,” Gaal repeated. “Plus, there's another comp...
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“Where's your big mouth now? You're the one who said, ‘Who is this Abimelech, that we should have to...
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Abimelech attacked, and chased him and his men as they ran away, killing many of them as they tried...
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The following day the people of Shechem went out to the fields, and Abimelech was informed about it.
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He divided his army into three companies and had them lay in ambush in the fields. When he saw the p...
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Abimelech and his company raced to occupy the town's entrance gate, while the two companies raced to...
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The battle for the town lasted all day but eventually Abimelech captured it. He killed the people, d...
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When all the leaders of the tower of Shechem realized what had happened, they took refuge in the str...
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When Abimelech found out that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem had gathered there,
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he and all the men with him went up Mount Zalmon. Abimelech grabbed hold of an ax and cut a branch f...
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Each of them cut down a branch and followed Abimelech. They placed the branches against the strongro...
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But there was a strong tower inside the city. All the men and women and the town leaders ran there a...
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Abimelech went up to the tower to attack it. But as he approached the tower's entrance to set it on...
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He quickly called the young man who carried his weapons, and ordered him, “Draw your sword and kill...
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When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all left and went home.
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He also repaid the people of Shechem for their evil, and the curse of Jotham, son of Jerub-baal, cam...
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