Judges 9
And Abimelech
<040>
<040>
the son
<01121>
<01121>
of Jerubbaal
<03378>
<03378>
to Shechem
<07927>
<07927>
unto his mother's
<0517>
<0517>
brethren
<0251>_,
<0251>_,
with them, and with all the family
<04940>
<04940>
of the house
<01004>
<01004>
of his mother's
<0517>
<0517>
father
<01>_,
<01>_,
I pray you, in the ears
<0241>
<0241>
of all the men
<01167>
<01167>
of Shechem
<07927>_,
<07927>_,
Whether [is] better
<02896>
<02896>
for you, either that all the sons
<01121>
<01121>
of Jerubbaal
<03378>_,
<03378>_,
[which are] threescore and ten
<07657>
<07657>
persons
<0376>_,
<0376>_,
over you, or that one
<0259>
<0259>
also that I [am] your bone
<06106>
<06106>
and your flesh
<01320>_.
{Whether...: Heb. What is good? whether, etc}<01320>_.
And his mother's
<0517>
<0517>
brethren
<0251>
<0251>
of him in the ears
<0241>
<0241>
of all the men
<01167>
<01167>
of Shechem
<07927>
<07927>
all these words
<01697>_:
<01697>_:
and their hearts
<03820>
<03820>
to follow
<0310>
<0310>
Abimelech
<040>_;
<040>_;
He [is] our brother
<0251>_.
{to follow: Heb. after}<0251>_.
him threescore and ten
<07657>
<07657>
[pieces] of silver
<03701>
<03701>
out of the house
<01004>
<01004>
of Baalberith
<01170>_,
<01170>_,
wherewith Abimelech
<040>
<040>
vain
<07386>
<07386>
persons
<0582>_,
<0582>_,
him
<0310>_.
<0310>_.
unto his father's
<01>
<01>
house
<01004>
<01004>
at Ophrah
<06084>_,
<06084>_,
his brethren
<0251>
<0251>
the sons
<01121>
<01121>
of Jerubbaal
<03378>_,
<03378>_,
[being] threescore and ten
<07657>
<07657>
persons
<0376>_,
<0376>_,
upon one
<0259>
<0259>
stone
<068>_:
<068>_:
notwithstanding yet Jotham
<03147>
<03147>
the youngest
<06996>
<06996>
son
<01121>
<01121>
of Jerubbaal
<03378>
himself.<03378>
And all the men
<01167>
<01167>
of Shechem
<07927>
<07927>
and all the house
<01004>
<01004>
Abimelech
<040>
<040>
king
<04428>_,
<04428>_,
by the plain
<0436>
<0436>
that [was] in Shechem
<07927>_.
{plain: or, oak}<07927>_.
[it] to Jotham
<03147>_,
<03147>_,
in the top
<07218>
<07218>
of mount
<02022>
<02022>
Gerizim
<01630>_,
<01630>_,
his voice
<06963>_,
<06963>_,
unto me, ye men
<01167>
<01167>
of Shechem
<07927>_,
<07927>_,
that God
<0430>
unto you.<0430>
But the olive tree
<02132>
<02132>
my fatness
<01880>_,
<01880>_,
God
<0430>
<0430>
and man
<0582>_,
<0582>_,
over the trees
<06086>_?
{go...: or, go up and down for other trees}<06086>_?
But the fig tree
<08384>
<08384>
my sweetness
<04987>_,
<04987>_,
and my good
<02896>
<02896>
fruit
<08570>_,
<08570>_,
over the trees
<06086>_?
<06086>_?
And the bramble
<0329>
<0329>
unto the trees
<06086>_,
<06086>_,
If in truth
<0571>
<0571>
me king
<04428>
<04428>
in my shadow
<06738>_:
<06738>_:
and if not, let fire
<0784>
<0784>
of the bramble
<0329>_,
<0329>_,
the cedars
<0730>
<0730>
of Lebanon
<03844>_.
<03844>_.
truly
<0571>
<0571>
and sincerely
<08549>_,
<08549>_,
in that ye have made Abimelech
<040>
<040>
well
<02896>
<02896>
with Jerubbaal
<03378>
<03378>
and his house
<01004>_,
<01004>_,
unto him according to the deserving
<01576>
<01576>
of his hands
<03027>_;
<03027>_;
(For my father
<01>
<01>
his life
<05315>
<05315>
far
<05048>_,
<05048>_,
you out of the hand
<03027>
<03027>
of Midian
<04080>_:
{adventured...: Heb. cast his life}<04080>_:
against my father's
<01>
<01>
house
<01004>
<01004>
this day
<03117>_,
<03117>_,
his sons
<01121>_,
<01121>_,
threescore and ten
<07657>
<07657>
persons
<0376>_,
<0376>_,
upon one
<0259>
<0259>
stone
<068>_,
<068>_,
and have made Abimelech
<040>_,
<040>_,
the son
<01121>
<01121>
of his maidservant
<0519>_,
<0519>_,
over the men
<01167>
<01167>
of Shechem
<07927>_,
<07927>_,
because he [is] your brother
<0251>;)
<0251>;)
truly
<0571>
<0571>
and sincerely
<08549>
<08549>
with Jerubbaal
<03378>
<03378>
and with his house
<01004>
<01004>
this day
<03117>_,
<03117>_,
ye in Abimelech
<040>_,
in you:<040>_,
But if not, let fire
<0784>
<0784>
from Abimelech
<040>_,
<040>_,
the men
<01167>
<01167>
of Shechem
<07927>_,
<07927>_,
and the house
<01004>
<01004>
and let fire
<0784>
<0784>
from the men
<01167>
<01167>
of Shechem
<07927>_,
<07927>_,
and from the house
<01004>
<01004>
Abimelech
<040>_.
<040>_.
Then God
<0430>
<0430>
an evil
<07451>
<07451>
spirit
<07307>
<07307>
between Abimelech
<040>
<040>
and the men
<01167>
<01167>
of Shechem
<07927>_;
<07927>_;
and the men
<01167>
<01167>
of Shechem
<07927>
<07927>
with Abimelech
<040>_:
<040>_:
That the cruelty
<02555>
<02555>
[done] to the threescore and ten
<07657>
<07657>
sons
<01121>
<01121>
of Jerubbaal
<03378>
<03378>
and their blood
<01818>
<01818>
upon Abimelech
<040>
<040>
their brother
<0251>_,
<0251>_,
them; and upon the men
<01167>
<01167>
of Shechem
<07927>_,
<07927>_,
of his brethren
<0251>_.
{aided...: Heb. strengthened his hands to kill}<0251>_.
And the men
<01167>
<01167>
of Shechem
<07927>
<07927>
for him in the top
<07218>
<07218>
of the mountains
<02022>_,
<02022>_,
along that way
<01870>
<01870>
Abimelech
<040>_.
<040>_.
And Gaal
<01603>
<01603>
the son
<01121>
<01121>
of Ebed
<05651>
<05651>
with his brethren
<0251>_,
<0251>_,
to Shechem
<07927>_:
<07927>_:
and the men
<01167>
<01167>
of Shechem
<07927>
in him.<07927>
into the fields
<07704>_,
<07704>_,
their vineyards
<03754>_,
<03754>_,
merry
<01974>_,
<01974>_,
into the house
<01004>
<01004>
of their god
<0430>_,
<0430>_,
Abimelech
<040>_.
{merry: or, songs}<040>_.
And Gaal
<01603>
<01603>
the son
<01121>
<01121>
of Ebed
<05651>
<05651>
Who [is] Abimelech
<040>_,
<040>_,
and who [is] Shechem
<07927>_,
<07927>_,
him? [is] not [he] the son
<01121>
<01121>
of Jerubbaal
<03378>_?
<03378>_?
and Zebul
<02083>
<02083>
his officer
<06496>_?
<06496>_?
the men
<0582>
<0582>
of Hamor
<02544>
<02544>
the father
<01>
<01>
of Shechem
<07927>_:
him?<07927>_:
And would to God this people
<05971>
<05971>
my hand
<03027>_!
<03027>_!
Abimelech
<040>_.
<040>_.
to Abimelech
<040>_,
<040>_,
thine army
<06635>_,
<06635>_,
And when Zebul
<02083>
<02083>
the ruler
<08269>
<08269>
of the city
<05892>
<05892>
the words
<01697>
<01697>
of Gaal
<01603>
<01603>
the son
<01121>
<01121>
of Ebed
<05651>_,
<05651>_,
his anger
<0639>
{kindled: or, hot}<0639>
messengers
<04397>
<04397>
unto Abimelech
<040>
<040>
privily
<08649>_,
<08649>_,
Behold, Gaal
<01603>
<01603>
the son
<01121>
<01121>
of Ebed
<05651>
<05651>
and his brethren
<0251>
<0251>
to Shechem
<07927>_;
<07927>_;
the city
<05892>
against thee. {privily: Heb. craftily or, to Tormah}<05892>
And it shall be, [that] in the morning
<01242>_,
<01242>_,
as soon as the sun
<08121>
<08121>
upon the city
<05892>_:
<05892>_:
and, behold, [when] he and the people
<05971>
<05971>
to them as thou
<03027>
{as thou shalt...: Heb. as thine hand shall find}<03027>
And Abimelech
<040>
<040>
and all the people
<05971>
<05971>
that [were] with him, by night
<03915>_,
<03915>_,
against Shechem
<07927>
<07927>
in four
<0702>
<0702>
companies
<07218>_.
<07218>_.
And Gaal
<01603>
<01603>
the son
<01121>
<01121>
of Ebed
<05651>
<05651>
in the entering
<06607>
<06607>
of the gate
<08179>
<08179>
of the city
<05892>_:
<05892>_:
and Abimelech
<040>
<040>
and the people
<05971>
<05971>
that [were] with him, from lying in wait
<03993>_.
<03993>_.
And when Gaal
<01603>
<01603>
the people
<05971>_,
<05971>_,
to Zebul
<02083>_,
<02083>_,
people
<05971>
<05971>
from the top
<07218>
<07218>
of the mountains
<02022>_.
<02022>_.
And Zebul
<02083>
<02083>
the shadow
<06738>
<06738>
of the mountains
<02022>
<02022>
as [if they were] men
<0582>_.
<0582>_.
And Gaal
<01603>
<01603>
people
<05971>
<05971>
by the middle
<02872>
<02872>
of the land
<0776>_,
<0776>_,
and another
<0259>
<0259>
company
<07218>
<07218>
along by the plain
<0436>
<0436>
of
<01870>
{middle: Heb. navel} {Meonenim: or, the regarders of times}<01870>
Zebul
<02083>
<02083>
unto him, Where [is] now
<0645>
<0645>
thy mouth
<06310>_,
<06310>_,
Who [is] Abimelech
<040>_,
<040>_,
him? [is] not this the people
<05971>
<05971>
I pray now
<04994>_,
with them.<04994>_,
And Abimelech
<040>
<040>
before
<06440>
<06440>
him, and many
<07227>
<07227>
[and] wounded
<02491>_,
<02491>_,
[even] unto the entering
<06607>
<06607>
of the gate
<08179>_.
<08179>_.
And Abimelech
<040>
<040>
at Arumah
<0725>_:
<0725>_:
and Zebul
<02083>
<02083>
Gaal
<01603>
<01603>
and his brethren
<0251>_,
<0251>_,
in Shechem
<07927>_.
<07927>_.
And it came to pass on the morrow
<04283>_,
<04283>_,
that the people
<05971>
<05971>
into the field
<07704>_;
<07704>_;
Abimelech
<040>_.
<040>_.
the people
<05971>_,
<05971>_,
them into three
<07969>
<07969>
companies
<07218>_,
<07218>_,
in the field
<07704>_,
<07704>_,
and, behold, the people
<05971>
<05971>
out of the city
<05892>_;
them.<05892>_;
And Abimelech
<040>_,
<040>_,
and the company
<07218>
<07218>
in the entering
<06607>
<06607>
of the gate
<08179>
<08179>
of the city
<05892>_:
<05892>_:
and the two
<08147>
<08147>
[other] companies
<07218>
<07218>
all [the people] that [were] in the fields
<07704>_,
them.<07704>_,
And Abimelech
<040>
<040>
against the city
<05892>
<05892>
all that day
<03117>_;
<03117>_;
the city
<05892>_,
<05892>_,
the people
<05971>
<05971>
the city
<05892>_,
<05892>_,
it with salt
<04417>_.
<04417>_.
And when all the men
<01167>
<01167>
of the tower
<04026>
<04026>
of Shechem
<07927>
<07927>
into an hold
<06877>
<06877>
of the house
<01004>
<01004>
of the god
<0410>
<0410>
Berith
<01286>_.
<01286>_.
And Abimelech
<040>
<040>
to mount
<02022>
<02022>
Zalmon
<06756>_,
<06756>_,
he and all the people
<05971>
<05971>
that [were] with him; and Abimelech
<040>
<040>
an axe
<07134>
<07134>
in his hand
<03027>_,
<03027>_,
a bough
<07754>
<07754>
from the trees
<06086>_,
<06086>_,
[it] on his shoulder
<07926>_,
<07926>_,
unto the people
<05971>
<05971>
as I
<03644>
[have done]. {me do: Heb. I have done}<03644>
And all the people
<05971>
<05971>
every man
<0376>
<0376>
his bough
<07754>_,
<07754>_,
Abimelech
<040>_,
<040>_,
[them] to the hold
<06877>_,
<06877>_,
the hold
<06877>
<06877>
on fire
<0784>
<0784>
upon them; so that all the men
<0582>
<0582>
of the tower
<04026>
<04026>
of Shechem
<07927>
<07927>
also, about a thousand
<0505>
<0505>
men
<0376>
<0376>
and women
<0802>_.
<0802>_.
But there was a strong
<05797>
<05797>
tower
<04026>
<04026>
within
<08432>
<08432>
the city
<05892>_,
<05892>_,
all the men
<0582>
<0582>
and women
<0802>_,
<0802>_,
and all they
<01167>
<01167>
of the city
<05892>_,
<05892>_,
to the top
<01406>
<01406>
of the tower
<04026>_.
<04026>_.
And Abimelech
<040>
<040>
unto the tower
<04026>_,
<04026>_,
unto the door
<06607>
<06607>
of the tower
<04026>
<04026>
it with fire
<0784>_.
<0784>_.
And a certain
<0259>
<0259>
woman
<0802>
<0802>
a piece
<06400>
<06400>
of a millstone
<07393>
<07393>
upon Abimelech's
<040>
<040>
head
<07218>_,
<07218>_,
his skull
<01538>_.
<01538>_.
hastily
<04120>
<04120>
unto the young man
<05288>
<05288>
thy sword
<02719>_,
<02719>_,
not of me, A woman
<0802>
<0802>
him. And his young man
<05288>
<05288>
And when the men
<0376>
<0376>
of Israel
<03478>
<03478>
that Abimelech
<040>
<040>
every man
<0376>
<0376>
unto his place
<04725>_.
<04725>_.