1Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem…
2“Please speak in the ears of all the…
3His mother’s brothers spoke of him in the…
4They gave him seventy pieces of silver out…
5He went to his father’s house at Ophrah,…
6All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together…
7When they told it to Jotham, he went…
8The trees set out to anoint a king…
9“But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should…
10“The trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come…
11“But the fig tree said to them, ‘Should…
12“The trees said to the vine, ‘Come and…
13“The vine said to them, ‘Should I leave…
14“Then all the trees said to the bramble,…
15“The bramble said to the trees, ‘If in…
16“Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and…
17(for my father fought for you, risked his…
18and you have risen up against my father’s…
19if you then have dealt truly and righteously…
20but if not, let fire come out from…
21Jotham ran away and fled, and went to…
22Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.
23Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech…
24that the violence done to the seventy sons…
25The men of Shechem set an ambush for…
26Gaal the son of Ebed came with his…
27They went out into the field, harvested their…
28Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is…
29I wish that this people were under my…
30When Zebul the ruler of the city heard…
31He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, “Behold,…
32Now therefore, go up by night, you and…
33It shall be that in the morning, as…
34Abimelech rose up, and all the people who…
35Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and…
36When Gaal saw the people, he said to…
37Gaal spoke again and said, “Behold, people are…
38Then Zebul said to him, “Now where is…
39Gaal went out before the men of Shechem,…
40Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him,…
41Abimelech lived at Arumah; and Zebul drove out…
42On the next day, the people went out…
43He took the people and divided them into…
44Abimelech and the companies that were with him…
45Abimelech fought against the city all that day;…
46When all the men of the tower of…
47Abimelech was told that all the men of…
48Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and…
49All the people likewise each cut down his…
50Then Abimelech went to Thebez and encamped against…
51But there was a strong tower within the…
52Abimelech came to the tower and fought against…
53A certain woman cast an upper millstone on…
54Then he called hastily to the young man,…
55When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech…
56Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which…
57and God repaid all the wickedness of the…
