strkjv@Judges:9:1
@ And
Abimelech
the
son
of
Jerubbaal
went
to
Shechem
unto his
mothers
brethren
, and
communed
with them, and with all the
family
of the
house
of his
mothers
father
,
saying
,
strkjv@Judges:9:2
@
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
Y@, 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
.
strkjv@Judges:9:3
@ And his
mothers
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
.
strkjv@Judges:9:4
@ And they
gave
him threescore and
ten
pieces of
silver
out of the
house
of
Baalberith
al, wherewith
Abimelech
hired
vain
and
light
persons
, which
followed
him
.
strkjv@Judges:9:5
@ And he
went
unto his
fathers
house
at
Ophrah
, and
slew
his
brethren
the
sons
of
Jerubbaal
Y@, being threescore and
ten
persons
, upon
one
stone
: notwithstanding yet
Jotham
the
youngest
son
of
Jerubbaal
was
left
; for he
hid
himself.
strkjv@Judges:9:6
@ And all the
men
of
Shechem
gathered
together
, and all the
house
of
Millo
Beyth, and
went
, and
made
Abimelech
king
, by the
plain
of the
pillar
that was in
Shechem
.
strkjv@Judges:9:7
@ 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.
strkjv@Judges:9:8
@ The
trees
went
forth
on a time to
anoint
a
king
over them; and they
said
unto the olive
tree
,
Reign
thou over us.
strkjv@Judges:9:9
@ 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
?
strkjv@Judges:9:10
@ And the
trees
said
to the fig
tree
t@,
Come
thou, and
reign
over us.
strkjv@Judges:9:11
@ But the fig
tree
said
unto them, Should I
forsake
my
sweetness
, and my
good
fruit
, and
go
to be
promoted
over the
trees
?
strkjv@Judges:9:12
@ Then
said
the
trees
unto the
vine
,
Come
thou, and
reign
over us.
strkjv@Judges:9:13
@ And the
vine
said
unto them, Should I
leave
my
wine
, which
cheereth
God
and
man
, and
go
to be
promoted
over the
trees
?
strkjv@Judges:9:14
@ Then
said
all the
trees
unto the
bramble
,
Come
thou, and
reign
over us.
strkjv@Judges:9:15
@ 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
.
strkjv@Judges:9:16
@ 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
;
strkjv@Judges:9:17
@ (For my
father
fought
for you, and
adventured
his
life
far
, and
delivered
you out of the
hand
of
Midian
:
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
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
.
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