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Judges 9:18

AbimelechShechem

16 Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;

17 (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)

19 If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:

20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

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BSB
but you have risen up against my father’s house this day and killed his seventy sons on a single stone, and you have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem because he is your brother—
KJV
And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)
WEB
and you have risen up against my father’s house today and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother);
ASV
and ye are risen up against my father`s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maid-servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother);
DARBY
but ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy men, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his handmaid, king over the citizens of Shechem, because he is your brother;
BLB
And you⁺ have risen up against the house of my father this day and killed his sons, seventy men, on one stone, and made Abimelech son of his maidservant king over the men of Shechem, because he [is] your⁺ brother—
ÅB
- men dere har idag reist dere imot min fars hus og slått ihjel hans sønner, sytti mann på én stein, og gjort hans slavekvinnes sønn, Abimelek, til konge over Sikems menn, fordi han er deres bror -
OTB
men i dag har dere reist dere mot min fars hus, drept hans sønner, sytti menn, på én stein, og gjort Abimelek, sønnen til hans kvinnelige slave, til konge over lederne i Sikem fordi han er deres slektning—
B1930
- men I har idag reist eder imot min fars hus og slått ihjel hans sønner, sytti mann på én sten, og gjort hans trælkvinnes sønn, Abimelek, til konge over Sikems menn, fordi han er eders bror -

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  • Judges 9:5–6

    And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.

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  • Psalms 109:4

    For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.

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  • Judges 8:35

    Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.

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  • Judges 9:14

    Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

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  • Judges 8:30–31

    And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

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