(^) strkjv@Judges:9:18 @ And ye are risen up against my fathers 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 ; )
strkjv@Judges:9:19 @ If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal Y@rubba'al# and with his house this day , then rejoice ye in Abimelech , and let him also rejoice in you:
strkjv@Judges:9:20 @ But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech , and devour the men of Shechem , and the house of Millo Beyth; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem , and from the house of Millo Beyth, and devour Abimelech .
strkjv@Judges:9:21 @ And Jotham ran away , and fled , and went to Beer B@#er#, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother .
strkjv@Judges:9:22 @ When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel ,
strkjv@Judges:9:23 @ Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem ; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech :
strkjv@Judges:9:24 @ That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal Y@rubba'al# 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 .
strkjv@Judges:9:25 @ 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 .
strkjv@Judges:9:26 @ 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.
strkjv@Judges:9:27 @ 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 .
strkjv@Judges:9:28 @ 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 Y@rubba'al#? and Zebul Z@bul# his officer ? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem : for why should we serve him?
strkjv@Judges:9:29 @ 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 .
strkjv@Judges:9:30 @ And when Zebul Z@bul# the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed , his anger was kindled .
strkjv@Judges:9:31 @ 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.
strkjv@Judges:9:32 @ Now therefore up by night , thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field :
strkjv@Judges:9:33 @ 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 .
strkjv@Judges:9:34 @ And Abimelech rose up , and all the people that were with him, by night , and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies .
strkjv@Judges:9:35 @ 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 .
strkjv@Judges:9:36 @ And when Gaal saw the people , he said to Zebul Z@bul#, Behold, there come # people down from the top of the mountains . And Zebul Z@bul# said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men .
strkjv@Judges:9:37 @ 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 .
strkjv@Judges:9:38 @ Then said Zebul Z@bul# 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.
strkjv@Judges:9:39 @ And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem , and fought with Abimelech .
strkjv@Judges:9:40 @ And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded , even unto the entering of the gate .
strkjv@Judges:9:41 @ And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah : and Zebul Z@bul# thrust out Gaal and his brethren , that they should not dwell in Shechem .
strkjv@Judges:9:42 @ And it came to pass on the morrow , that the people went out into the field ; and they told Abimelech .
strkjv@Judges:9:43 @ 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.
strkjv@Judges:9:44 @ 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.
strkjv@Judges:9:45 @ 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 .
strkjv@Judges:9:46 @ And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith B@riyth#.
strkjv@Judges:9:47 @ And it was told Abimelech , that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together .
strkjv@Judges:9:48 @ 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.
strkjv@Judges:9:49 @ 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 .
strkjv@Judges:9:50 @ Then went Abimelech to Thebez , and encamped against Thebez , and took it.
strkjv@Judges:9:51 @ 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 .
strkjv@Judges:9:52 @ And Abimelech came unto the tower , and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire .
strkjv@Judges:9:53 @ And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelechs head , and all to brake his skull .
strkjv@Judges:9:54 @ 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 .
strkjv@Judges:9:55 @ And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead , they departed every man unto his place .
strkjv@Judges:9:56 @ Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech , which he did unto his father , in slaying his seventy brethren :
strkjv@Judges:9:57 @ 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 Y@rubba'al#.
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