30 Now Gideon had (A)seventy sons who [a]were his direct descendants, for he had many wives.

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  1. Judges 8:30 Lit came from his loins

“Speak, now, in the hearing of all the [a]leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you: for (A)seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, to rule over you, or for one man to rule over you?’ Also, remember that I am (B)your bone and your flesh.”

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  1. Judges 9:2 Or landowners

18 but in fact you have risen against my father’s house today and have killed (A)his sons, seventy men, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, (B)the son of his female slave, king over the [a]leaders of Shechem, because he is your relative—

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  1. Judges 9:18 Or landowners

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