Judges 9
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Judges 9:1-3

1Now AbimelechH40 sonH1121 of JerubbaalH33781 wentH1980 toH413 his mother’sH517 brothersH251 at ShechemH7927 and saidH1696 toH413 themH413 and to allH3605 the clanH4940 of his motherH517H1H1004, 2“PleaseH4994 askH1696H241 allH3605 the leadersH1167 of ShechemH7927H4100, ‘Is it betterH2896 for you that seventyH7657 menH376, allH3605 the sonsH1121 of JerubbaalH3378, ruleH4910 over you, orH518 just oneH259 manH376?’ RememberH2142 thatH3588 IH589 am your own fleshH1320 and bloodH6106.”

3And when his mother’sH517 brothersH251 spokeH1696 allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697 about himH5921 in the presenceH241 of allH3605 the leadersH1167 of ShechemH7927, their heartsH3820 were inclinedH5186 to followH310 AbimelechH40, forH3588 they saidH559, “HeH1931 is our brotherH251.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Judges 9:1 Jerubbaal is another name for Gideon and probably means let Baal contend; here and throughout this chapter; see Judges 6:32. ↩

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