Judges 9:1-5

1Now 1AbimelechH40 the sonH1121 of 2JerubbaalH3378 wentH1980 to ShechemH7927, to his mother’sH517 relativesH251, and spokeH1696 to them and to the entireH3605 familyH4940 of the householdH1004 of his mother’sH517 fatherH1, sayingH559,

2“SpeakH1696, nowH4994, in the hearingH241 of allH3605 the 3leadersH1167 of ShechemH7927, ‘WhichH4100 is betterH2896 for you: for 4seventyH7657 menH376, allH3605 the sonsH1121 of JerubbaalH3378, to ruleH4910 over you, orH518 for oneH259 manH376 to ruleH4910 over you?’ Also, rememberH2142 that I am 5your boneH6106 and your fleshH1320.”

3So his mother’sH517 relativesH251 spokeH1696 allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697 onH5921 his behalfH5921 in the hearingH241 of allH3605 the 6leadersH1167 of ShechemH7927; and 7they were inclinedH5186 to followH310 AbimelechH40, for they saidH559, “He is 8our relativeH251.”

4And they gaveH5414 him seventyH7657 pieces of silverH3701 from the houseH1004 of 9Baal-berithH1170, with whichH1992 AbimelechH40 hiredH7936 worthlessH7386 and recklessH6348 menH376, and they followedH1980H310 him.

5Then he wentH935 to his father’sH1 houseH1004 in OphrahH6084 and 10killedH2026 his brothersH251 the sonsH1121 of JerubbaalH3378, 11seventyH7657 menH376, 12on oneH259 stoneH68. But JothamH3147 the youngestH6996 sonH1121 of JerubbaalH3378 was leftH3498, becauseH3588 he hidH2244 himself.