Judges 9

1 ♥ 📝 A nd Abimelech^H40 the son^H1121 of Jerubbaal^H3378 went^H3212 to Shechem^H7927 unto his mother's^H517 brethren,^H251 and spake^H1696 with them, and with all the family^H4940 of the house^H1004 of his mother's^H517 father,^H1 saying,^H559

2 ♥ 📝 Speak,^H1696 I pray you, in the ears^H241 of all the men^H1167 of Shechem,^H7927 Whether is better^H2896 for you, that all the sons^H1121 of Jerubbaal,^H3378 who are threescore and ten^H7657 persons,^H376 rule^H4910 over you, or that one^H259 rule^H4910 over you? remember^H2142 also that I am your bone^H6106 and your flesh.^H1320

3 ♥ 📝 And his mother's^H517 brethren^H251 spake^H1696 of him in the ears^H241 of all the men^H1167 of Shechem^H7927 all these words:^H1697 and their hearts^H3820 inclined^H5186 to follow^H310 Abimelech;^H40 for they said,^H559 He is our brother.^H251

4 ♥ 📝 And they gave^H5414 him threescore and ten^H7657 [pieces] of silver^H3701 out of the house^H1004 of Baal-berith,^H1170 wherewith Abimelech^H40 hired^H7936 vain^H7386 and light^H6348 fellows,^H582 who followed^H3212 him.^H310

5 ♥ 📝 And he went^H935 unto his father's^H1 house^H1004 at Ophrah,^H6084 and slew^H2026 his brethren^H251 the sons^H1121 of Jerubbaal,^H3378 being threescore and ten^H7657 persons,^H376 upon one^H259 stone:^H68 but Jotham^H3147 the youngest^H6996 son^H1121 of Jerubbaal^H3378 was left;^H3498 for he hid^H2244 himself.

6 ♥ 📝 And all the men^H1167 of Shechem^H7927 assembled themselves together,^H622 and all the house^H1004 of Millo,^H4407 and went^H3212 and made^H4427 Abimelech^H40 king,^H4428 by the oak^H436 of the pillar^H5324 that was in Shechem.^H7927

7 ♥ 📝 And when they told^H5046 it to Jotham,^H3147 he went^H3212 and stood^H5975 on the top^H7218 of mount^H2022 Gerizim,^H1630 and lifted up^H5375 his voice,^H6963 and cried,^H7121 and said^H559 unto them, Hearken^H8085 unto me, ye men^H1167 of Shechem,^H7927 that God^H430 may hearken^H8085 unto you.

8 ♥ 📝 The trees^H6086 went forth^H1980 on a time to anoint^H4886 a king^H4428 over them; and they said^H559 unto the olive-tree,^H2132 Reign^H4427 thou over us.

9 ♥ 📝 But the olive-tree^H2132 said^H559 unto them, Should I leave^H2308 my fatness,^H1880 wherewith by me they honor^H3513 God^H430 and man,^H582 and go^H1980 to wave^H5128 to and fro over the trees?^H6086

10 ♥ 📝 And the trees^H6086 said^H559 to the fig-tree,^H8384 Come^H3212 thou, and reign^H4427 over us.

11 ♥ 📝 But the fig-tree^H8384 said^H559 unto them, Should I leave^H2308 my sweetness,^H4987 and my good^H2896 fruit,^H8570 and go^H1980 to wave^H5128 to and fro over the trees?^H6086

12 ♥ 📝 And the trees^H6086 said^H559 unto the vine,^H1612 Come^H3212 thou, and reign^H4427 over us.

13 ♥ 📝 And the vine^H1612 said^H559 unto them, Should I leave^H2308 my new wine,^H8492 which cheereth^H8055 God^H430 and man,^H582 and go^H1980 to wave^H5128 to and fro over the trees?^H6086

14 ♥ 📝 Then said^H559 all the trees^H6086 unto the bramble,^H329 Come^H3212 thou, and reign^H4427 over us.

15 ♥ 📝 And the bramble^H329 said^H559 unto the trees,^H6086 If in truth^H571 ye anoint^H4886 me king^H4428 over you, then come^H935 and take refuge^H2620 in my shade;^H6738 and if not, let fire^H784 come out^H3318 of the bramble,^H329 and devour^H398 the cedars^H730 of Lebanon.^H3844

16 ♥ 📝 Now therefore, if ye have dealt^H6213 truly^H571 and uprightly,^H8549 in that ye have made Abimelech^H40 king,^H4427 and if ye have dealt^H6213 well^H2896 with Jerubbaal^H3378 and his house,^H1004 and have done^H6213 unto him according to the deserving^H1576 of his hands^H3027

17 ♥ 📝 (for my father^H1 fought^H3898 for you, and adventured^H7993 his life,^{H5315 H5048} and delivered^H5337 you out of the hand^H3027 of Midian:^H4080

18 ♥ 📝 and ye are risen up^H6965 against my father's^H1 house^H1004 this day,^H3117 and have slain^H2026 his sons,^H1121 threescore and ten^H7657 persons,^H376 upon one^H259 stone,^H68 and have made Abimelech,^H40 the son^H1121 of his maid-servant,^H519 king^H4427 over the men^H1167 of Shechem,^H7927 because he is your brother);^H251

19 ♥ 📝 if ye then have dealt^H6213 truly^H571 and uprightly^H8549 with Jerubbaal^H3378 and with his house^H1004 this day,^H3117 then rejoice^H8055 ye in Abimelech,^H40 and let him also rejoice^H8055 in you:

20 ♥ 📝 but if not, let fire^H784 come out^H3318 from Abimelech,^H40 and devour^H398 the men^H1167 of Shechem,^H7927 and the house^H1004 of Millo;^H4407 and let fire^H784 come out^H3318 from the men^H1167 of Shechem,^H7927 and from the house^H1004 of Millo,^H4407 and devour^H398 Abimelech.^H40

21 ♥ 📝 And Jotham^H3147 ran away,^H1272 and fled,^H5127 and went^H3212 to Beer,^H876 and dwelt^H3427 there, for fear^H6440 of Abimelech^H40 his brother.^H251

22 ♥ 📝 And Abimelech^H40 was prince^H7786 over Israel^H3478 three^H7969 years.^H8141

23 ♥ 📝 And God^H430 sent^H7971 an evil^H7451 spirit^H7307 between Abimelech^H40 and the men^H1167 of Shechem;^H7927 and the men^H1167 of Shechem^H7927 dealt treacherously^H898 with Abimelech:^H40

24 ♥ 📝 that the violence^H2555 done to the threescore and ten^H7657 sons^H1121 of Jerubbaal^H3378 might come,^H935 and that their blood^H1818 might be laid^H7760 upon Abimelech^H40 their brother,^H251 who slew^H2026 them, and upon the men^H1167 of Shechem,^H7927 who strengthened^H2388 his hands to slay^H2026 his brethren.^H251

25 ♥ 📝 And the men^H1167 of Shechem^H7927 set^H7760 liers-in-wait^H693 for him on the tops^H7218 of the mountains,^H2022 and they robbed^H1497 all that came^H5674 along that way^H1870 by them: and it was told^H5046 Abimelech.^H40

26 ♥ 📝 And Gaal^H1603 the son^H1121 of Ebed^H5651 came^H935 with his brethren,^H251 and went over^H5674 to Shechem;^H7927 and the men^H1167 of Shechem^H7927 put their trust^H982 in him.

27 ♥ 📝 And they went out^H3318 into the field,^H7704 and gathered^H1219 their vineyards,^H3754 and trod^H1869 [the grapes], and held^H6213 festival,^H1974 and went^H935 into the house^H1004 of their god,^H430 and did eat^H398 and drink,^H8354 and cursed^H7043 Abimelech.^H40

28 ♥ 📝 And Gaal^H1603 the son^H1121 of Ebed^H5651 said,^H559 Who is Abimelech,^H40 and who is Shechem,^H7927 that we should serve^H5647 him? is not he the son^H1121 of Jerubbaal?^H3378 and Zebul^H2083 his officer?^H6496 serve^H5647 ye the men^H582 of Hamor^H2544 the father^H1 of Shechem:^H7927 but why should we serve^H5647 him?

29 ♥ 📝 And would that this people^H5971 were under^H5414 my hand!^H3027 then would I remove^H5493 Abimelech.^H40 And he said^H559 to Abimelech,^H40 Increase^H7235 thine army,^H6635 and come out.^H3318

30 ♥ 📝 And when Zebul^H2083 the ruler^H8269 of the city^H5892 heard^H8085 the words^H1697 of Gaal^H1603 the son^H1121 of Ebed,^H5651 his anger^H639 was kindled.^H2734

31 ♥ 📝 And he sent^H7971 messengers^H4397 unto Abimelech^H40 craftily,^H8649 saying,^H559 Behold, Gaal^H1603 the son^H1121 of Ebed^H5651 and his brethren^H251 are come^H935 to Shechem;^H7927 and, behold, they constrain^H6696 the city^H5892 [to take part] against thee.

32 ♥ 📝 Now therefore, up^H6965 by night,^H3915 thou and the people^H5971 that are with thee, and lie in wait^H693 in the field:^H7704

33 ♥ 📝 and it shall be, that in the morning,^H1242 as soon as the sun^H8121 is up,^H2224 thou shalt rise early,^H7925 and rush upon the city;^H5892 and, behold, when he and the people^H5971 that are with him come out^H3318 against thee, then mayest thou^H3027 do^H6213 to them [ as thou]^H3027 [shalt find occasion.]^H4672

34 ♥ 📝 And Abimelech^H40 rose up,^H6965 and all the people^H5971 that were with him, by night,^H3915 and they laid wait^H693 against Shechem^H7927 in four^H702 companies.^H7218

35 ♥ 📝 And Gaal^H1603 the son^H1121 of Ebed^H5651 went out,^H3318 and stood^H5975 in the entrance^H6607 of the gate^H8179 of the city:^H5892 and Abimelech^H40 rose up,^H6965 and the people^H5971 that were with him, from the ambushment.^H3993

36 ♥ 📝 And when Gaal^H1603 saw^H7200 the people,^H5971 he said^H559 to Zebul,^H2083 Behold, there come^H3381 people^H5971 down^H3381 from the tops^H7218 of the mountains.^H2022 And Zebul^H2083 said^H559 unto him, Thou seest^H7200 the shadow^H6738 of the mountains^H2022 as if they were men.^H582

37 ♥ 📝 And Gaal^H1603 spake^H1696 again^H3254 and said,^H559 See, there come^H3381 people^H5971 down^H3381 by the middle^H2872 of the land,^H776 and one company^H7218 cometh^H935 by the way of^H1870 the oak^H436 of^H1870 Meonenim.^H6049

38 ♥ 📝 Then said^H559 Zebul^H2083 unto him, Where is now^H645 thy mouth,^H6310 that thou saidst,^H559 Who is Abimelech,^H40 that we should serve^H5647 him? is not this the people^H5971 that thou hast despised?^H3988 go out^H3318 now,^H4994 I pray, and fight^H3898 with them.

39 ♥ 📝 And Gaal^H1603 went out^H3318 before^H6440 the men^H1167 of Shechem,^H7927 and fought^H3898 with Abimelech.^H40

40 ♥ 📝 And Abimelech^H40 chased^H7291 him, and he fled^H5127 before^H6440 him, and there fell^H5307 many^H7227 wounded,^H2491 even unto the entrance^H6607 of the gate.^H8179

41 ♥ 📝 And Abimelech^H40 dwelt^H3427 at Arumah:^H725 and Zebul^H2083 drove out^H1644 Gaal^H1603 and his brethren,^H251 that they should not dwell^H3427 in Shechem.^H7927

42 ♥ 📝 And it came to pass on the morrow,^H4283 that the people^H5971 went out^H3318 into the field;^H7704 and they told^H5046 Abimelech.^H40

43 ♥ 📝 And he took^H3947 the people,^H5971 and divided^H2673 them into three^H7969 companies,^H7218 and laid wait^H693 in the field;^H7704 and he looked,^H7200 and, behold, the people^H5971 came forth^H3318 out of the city;^H5892 And he rose up^H6965 against them, and smote^H5221 them.

44 ♥ 📝 And Abimelech,^H40 and the companies^H7218 that were with him, rushed forward,^H6584 and stood^H5975 in the entrance^H6607 of the gate^H8179 of the city:^H5892 and the two^H8147 companies^H7218 rushed upon^H6584 all that were in the field,^H7704 and smote^H5221 them.

45 ♥ 📝 And Abimelech^H40 fought^H3898 against the city^H5892 all that day;^H3117 and he took^H3920 the city,^H5892 and slew^H2026 the people^H5971 that were therein: and he beat down^H5422 the city,^H5892 and sowed^H2232 it with salt.^H4417

46 ♥ 📝 And when all the men^H1167 of the tower^H4026 of Shechem^H7927 heard^H8085 thereof, they entered^H935 into the stronghold^H6877 of the house^H1004 of ^H410 El-berith.^H1286

47 ♥ 📝 And it was told^H5046 Abimelech^H40 that all the men^H1167 of the tower^H4026 of Shechem^H7927 were gathered together.^H6908

48 ♥ 📝 And Abimelech^H40 gat him up^H5927 to mount^H2022 Zalmon,^H6756 he and all the people^H5971 that were with him; and Abimelech^H40 took^H3947 an axe^H7134 in his hand,^H3027 and cut down^H3772 a bough^H7754 from the trees,^H6086 and took^H5375 it up, and laid^H7760 it on his shoulder:^H7926 and he said^H559 unto the people^H5971 that were with him, What ye have seen^H7200 me do,^H6213 make haste,^H4116 and do^H6213 as I^H3644 have done.

49 ♥ 📝 And all the people^H5971 likewise cut down^H3772 every man^H376 his bough,^H7754 and followed^H3212 Abimelech,^H40 and put^H7760 them to the stronghold,^H6877 and set^H3341 the stronghold^H6877 on fire^H784 upon them; so that all the men^H582 of the tower^H4026 of Shechem^H7927 died^H4191 also, about a thousand^H505 men^H376 and women.^H802

50 ♥ 📝 Then went^H3212 Abimelech^H40 to Thebez,^H8405 and encamped^H2583 against Thebez,^H8405 and took^H3920 it.

51 ♥ 📝 But there was a strong^H5797 tower^H4026 within^H8432 the city,^H5892 and thither fled^H5127 all the men^H582 and women,^H802 and all they^H1167 of the city,^H5892 and shut^H5462 themselves in, and gat them up^H5927 to the roof^H1406 of the tower.^H4026

52 ♥ 📝 And Abimelech^H40 came^H935 unto the tower,^H4026 and fought^H3898 against it, and drew near^H5066 unto the door^H6607 of the tower^H4026 to burn^H8313 it with fire.^H784

53 ♥ 📝 And a certain^H259 woman^H802 cast^H7993 an upper^H6400 millstone^H7393 upon Abimelech's^H40 head,^H7218 and brake^H7533 his skull.^H1538

54 ♥ 📝 Then he called^H7121 hastily^H4120 unto the young man^H5288 his armorbearer,^H5375 and said^H559 unto him, Draw^H8025 thy sword,^H2719 and kill^H4191 me, that men say^H559 not of me, A woman^H802 slew^H2026 him. And his young man^H5288 thrust him through,^H1856 and he died.^H4191

55 ♥ 📝 And when the men^H376 of Israel^H3478 saw^H7200 that Abimelech^H40 was dead,^H4191 they departed^H3212 every man^H376 unto his place.^H4725

56 ♥ 📝 Thus God^H430 requited^H7725 the wickedness^H7451 of Abimelech,^H40 which he did^H6213 unto his father,^H1 in slaying^H2026 his seventy^H7657 brethren;^H251

57 ♥ 📝 and all the wickedness^H7451 of the men^H582 of Shechem^H7927 did God^H430 requite^H7725 upon their heads:^H7218 and upon them came^H935 the curse^H7045 of Jotham^H3147 the son^H1121 of Jerubbaal.^H3378