Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

Threescore

Bible References

Threescore

Judges 8:30
Now Gideon had seventy sons who were his direct descendants, for he had many wives.

Your bone

Genesis 29:14
Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” And he stayed with him a month.
2 Samuel 19:13
Say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God do so to me, and more also, if you will not be commander of the army before me continually in place of Joab.’”
1 Chronicles 11:1
Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
Ephesians 5:30
because we are members of His body.
Hebrews 2:14
Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,