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And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to followa Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
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And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.
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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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And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo*, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plainb of the pillar that was in Shechem.
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And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
8
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
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But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and goc to be promoted over the trees?
11
But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
13
And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
15
And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
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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;
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(For my father fought for you, and adventurede his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
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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;)
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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:
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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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And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
23
Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
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That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aidedf* him in the killing of his brethren.
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And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
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And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
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And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry,g and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
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And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
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And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
30
And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.h
La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA
Jueces 9:3
Y los parientes de su madre hablaron todas estas palabras por él a oídos de todos los habitantes de Siquem; y ellos se inclinaron a seguir a Abimelec, porque dijeron: Es pariente nuestro.
English Standard Version ESV
Judges 9:3
And his mother's relatives spoke all these words on his behalf in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, 1"He is our brother."
La Biblia del Jubileo 2000 JBS
Jueces 9:3
Y hablaron por él los hermanos de su madre a oídos de todos los señores de Siquem todas estas palabras; y el corazón de ellos se inclinó en favor de Abimelec, porque decían: Nuestro hermano es
New King James Version NKJV
Judges 9:3
And his mother's brothers spoke all these words concerning him in the hearing of all the men of Shechem; and their heart was inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, "He is our brother."
Nueva Traducción Viviente NTV
Jueces 9:3
Entonces los tíos de Abimelec transmitieron ese mensaje a los ciudadanos de Siquem. Y después de escuchar la propuesta, el pueblo de Siquem decidió por Abimelec, porque era pariente de ellos.
Nueva Versión Internacional NVI
Jueces 9:3
Cuando los hermanos de su madre comunicaron todo esto a los señores de Siquén, estos se inclinaron a favor de Abimélec, porque dijeron: «Él es nuestro hermano».
La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español) RVR
Jueces 9:3
Y hablaron por él los hermanos de su madre á oídos de todos los de Sichêm todas estas palabras: y el corazón de ellos se inclinó en favor de Abimelech, porque decían: Nuestro hermano es.
Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español) SEV
Jueces 9:3
Y hablaron por él los hermanos de su madre a oídos de todos los señores de Siquem todas estas palabras; y el corazón de ellos se inclinó en favor de Abimelec, porque decían: Nuestro hermano es.
Herramientas de Estudio para Judges 9:3-33
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