1And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to…
2Speak, I pray you, in the ears of…
3And his mother’s brethren spake of him in…
4And they gave him threescore and ten [pieces]…
5And he went unto his father’s house at…
6And all the men of Shechem assembled themselves…
7And when they told it to Jotham, he…
8The trees went forth on a time to…
9But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I…
10And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come…
11But the fig-tree said unto them, Should I…
12And the trees said unto the vine, Come…
13And the vine said unto them, Should I…
14Then said all the trees unto the bramble,…
15And the bramble said unto the trees, If…
16Now therefore, if ye have dealt truly and…
17(for my father fought for you, and adventured…
18and ye are risen up against my father’s…
19if ye then have dealt truly and uprightly…
20but if not, let fire come out from…
21And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went…
22And Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.
23And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech…
24that the violence done to the threescore and…
25And the men of Shechem set liers-in-wait for…
26And Gaal the son of Ebed came with…
27And they went out into the field, and…
28And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who…
29And would that this people were under my…
30And when Zebul the ruler of the city…
31And he sent messengers unto Abimelech craftily, saying,…
32Now therefore, up by night, thou and the…
33and it shall be, that in the morning,…
34And Abimelech rose up, and all the people…
35And Gaal the son of Ebed went out,…
36And when Gaal saw the people, he said…
37And Gaal spake again and said, See, there…
38Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now…
39And Gaal went out before the men of…
40And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before…
41And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul drove…
42And it came to pass on the morrow,…
43And he took the people, and divided them…
44And Abimelech, and the companies that were with…
45And Abimelech fought against the city all that…
46And when all the men of the tower…
47And it was told Abimelech that all the…
48And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon,…
49And all the people likewise cut down every…
50Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against…
51But there was a strong tower within the…
52And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought…
53And a certain woman cast an upper millstone…
54Then he called hastily unto the young man…
55And when the men of Israel saw that…
56Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which…
57and all the wickedness of the men of…
