Judges 9:4-6
New American Standard Bible 1995
4 They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the house of (A)Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, and they followed him. 5 Then he went to his father’s house at Ophrah and (B)killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, (C)seventy men, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself. 6 All the men of Shechem and all [a]Beth-millo assembled together, and they went and made Abimelech king, by the [b]oak of the pillar which was in Shechem.
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- Judges 9:6 Or the house of Millo
- Judges 9:6 Or terebinth
Judges 9:4-6
New International Version
4 They gave him seventy shekels[a] of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith,(A) and Abimelek used it to hire reckless scoundrels,(B) who became his followers. 5 He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers,(C) the sons of Jerub-Baal. But Jotham,(D) the youngest son of Jerub-Baal, escaped by hiding.(E) 6 Then all the citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo(F) gathered beside the great tree(G) at the pillar in Shechem to crown Abimelek king.
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- Judges 9:4 That is, about 1 3/4 pounds or about 800 grams
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