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Judges 9:6

AbimelechBeth-milloShechem
Sin

4 So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired some worthless and reckless men to follow him.

5 He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.

Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.

7 When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.

8 One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’

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BSB
Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.
KJV
And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
WEB
All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together with all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.
ASV
And all the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.
DARBY
And all the citizens of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the memorial-oak that is in Shechem.
BLB
And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all of Beth-millo, and they went and made Abimelech king beside the oak at the pillar that [was] in Shechem.
ÅB
Da samlet alle Sikems menn seg og alle de som bodde i Millo[^1], og de gikk avsted og gjorde Abimelek til konge ved minnesmerkets ek i Sikem[^2].
OTB
Da samlet alle lederne i Sikem og Bet-Millo seg og gjorde Abimelek til konge ved eiken ved minnesteinen i Sikem.
B1930
Da samlet alle Sikems menn sig og alle de som bodde i Millo, og de gikk avsted og gjorde Abimelek til konge ved minnesmerkets ek i Sikem. / < Sikems borg, DMR 9, 46.> / < JOS 24, 25. 26.>

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  • 2 Samuel 5:9

    So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.

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  • 1 Kings 12:25

    Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel.

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  • 2 Kings 12:20

    And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.

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  • Joshua 24:26

    Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak that was near the sanctuary of the LORD.

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  • 1 Kings 12:20

    When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.

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  • 1 Kings 12:1

    Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.

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