Judges 9
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 9 of 21
Chapter Summary
Abimelech conspires with the men of Shechem to murder his brothers, is made king. 22 Gaal conspires with the men of Shechem against him.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
Son of Jerubbaal by a Shechemite slave-woman; murders his seventy brothers and is made king, then dies at Thebez.
Youngest son of Jerubbaal, sole survivor of the massacre; cries the parable of the trees and curse from Mount Gerizim.
Son of Ebed; moves into Shechem and incites its leaders to rebel against Abimelech, then is defeated.
Ruler of Shechem and Abimelech's officer; secretly warns him and ambushes Gaal, driving him out.
Abimelech's father; his seventy sons are slain, and Jotham invokes his faithful deliverance of Israel from Midian.
Timeline
Abimelech went to Shechem and asked his mother's family to pitch to the leaders whether it was better for seventy men to rule them or one man , .
Judges 9:1-2The leaders of Shechem inclined their hearts to Abimelech and gave him seventy silver pieces from the house of Baal-berith, which he used to hire worthless and reckless men .
Judges 9:3-4Abimelech went to Ophrah and killed his seventy brothers on one stone, though the youngest, Jotham, hid and survived .
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