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Judges 9:5-9
The Message
Judges 9:5-9
The Message
4-5 They gave him seventy silver pieces from the shrine of Baal-of-the-Covenant. With the money he hired some reckless riffraff soldiers and they followed along after him. He went to his father’s house in Ophrah and killed his half brothers, the sons of Jerub-Baal—seventy men! And on one stone! The youngest, Jotham son of Jerub-Baal, managed to hide, the only survivor.
6 Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo gathered at the Oak by the Standing Stone at Shechem and crowned Abimelech king.
7-9 When this was all told to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and shouted:
Listen to me, leaders of Shechem.
And let God listen to you!
The trees set out one day
to anoint a king for themselves.
They said to Olive Tree,
“Rule over us.”
But Olive Tree told them,
“Am I no longer good for making oil
That gives glory to gods and men,
and to be demoted to waving over trees?”
Judges 9:5-7
New International Version
Judges 9:5-7
New International Version
5 He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers,(A) the sons of Jerub-Baal. But Jotham,(B) the youngest son of Jerub-Baal, escaped by hiding.(C) 6 Then all the citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo(D) gathered beside the great tree(E) at the pillar in Shechem to crown Abimelek king.
7 When Jotham(F) was told about this, he climbed up on the top of Mount Gerizim(G) and shouted to them, “Listen to me, citizens of Shechem, so that God may listen to you.
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