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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: but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself. And all the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all [a]the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the [b]oak of the [c]pillar that was in Shechem.

And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on 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.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 9:6 Or, Beth-millo
  2. Judges 9:6 Or, terebinth
  3. Judges 9:6 Or, garrison