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And his concubine that dwelt in Shechem bare him a son also, whose name he called Abimelech.

For Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem, unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them and with all his mother's father's kindred, saying,

Verse ConceptsPlotting

And his mother's brethren rehearsed of him in the audience of all the citizens of Shechem, all these words, and moved their hearts to follow Abimelech, in that they said how he was their brother.

Verse ConceptsPeople Following PeopleCitizens

And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light persons which went with him.

Verse ConceptsCoinageHiring

And all the citizens of Shechem gathered together with all the house of Mello, and went and made Abimelech king at a certain oak that was by Shechem.

Verse ConceptsPillarsObelisksOaksMaking KingsCitizens

And even so, now: if ye have done truly and uncorruptly to make Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands,

Verse ConceptsPerforming The Truth

and ye are risen up against my father's house this day. And have slain his children, even seventy persons upon one stone and have made Abimelech - the son of his maidservant - king over the citizens of Shechem, because he is your brother.

Verse ConceptsConcubinesIngratitudeBeing Killed By A RockMaking KingsSeventiesKilling Brothers

If, then, ye have dealt purely and truly with Jerubbaal and with his house this day: then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.

Verse ConceptsPerforming The Truth

But, if ye have not dealt truly, then I pray God a fire may come out of Abimelech and consume the citizens of Shechem and the house of Mello. And that there come a fire out of the citizens of Shechem, and out of the house of Mello and consume Abimelech."

Verse ConceptsBurning People

And Jotham ran away and fled and went to Beer and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesEscaping From Peoplebeer

When Abimelech had reigned three years,

Verse ConceptsThree Years

God sent a hate between Abimelech and the citizens of Shechem. And the citizens of Shechem railed upon Abimelech,

Verse Conceptsevil, victory overevil, origins ofSpiritsThose Who Deceived

and wished that the wickedness done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come on him, and laid the blood of them unto Abimelech their brother which slew them, and unto the other citizens of Shechem which aided him in the killing of his brethren.

Verse ConceptsPunishment, Nature OfSeventiesKilling Brothers

And the citizens of Shechem set men to lay await for him in the top of the mountains, which men robbed all that came along the way by them. And it was told Abimelech.

Verse ConceptsAmbushRobbing PeopleTelling Of Happenings

And they went out into the fields and gathered in their grapes and trod them and made merry: and went into the house of their God, and did eat and drink and cursed Abimelech.

Verse ConceptsGluttonyGrapesMerrinessRevelryTreading GrapesUngodly Cursing

And Gaal the son of Ebed said, "What is Abimelech, and what is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and Zebul is his officer? Serve such as come of Hamor the father of Shechem. For what reason is it that we should serve him?

Verse ConceptsAudacityOther Unimportant People

Would God this people were under my hand, then I would take Abimelech out of the way." And one said unto Abimelech, "Make thine host greater and go out."

Verse ConceptsHuman Authority, Nature Of

and sent messengers unto Abimelech privily saying, "Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem: and behold they set the city against thee.

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutThose Who Deceived

And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night. And they laid await to the city in four companies.

Verse ConceptsFour Groups

And Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entering of the gate of the city. And Abimelech rose up and the folk that were with him, from lying await.

Verse ConceptsStanding In The Gateway

Then said Zebul unto him, "Where is now thy mouth that said, 'What fellow is Abimelech, that we should serve him?' These are the people that thou so despisest. Go out now a fellowship and fight with them."

Verse ConceptsBraggingBoasting ExcludedOther Unimportant People

And Gaal went out before the citizens of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

Verse ConceptsFighting One Another

And Abimelech chased him that he fled before him and many were overthrown and slain, even until they came unto the entering of the gate.

Verse ConceptsWounds

And then Abimelech went and dwelt at Arumah. And then Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, and would not suffer them to dwell in Shechem.

And on the morrow the people went out into the field. And it was told Abimelech.

Verse ConceptsTelling Of Movements

And Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, ran and stood in the entering of the gate of the city. And the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields and slew them.

Verse ConceptsCapturing Gates

And then Abimelech fought against the city all that day, and took it, and slew the people that were therein, and destroyed the city and sowed salt in the place.

Verse ConceptsConquestSournesssowing

And when it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together,

Verse ConceptsTelling Of Movements

And all the people cut down also every man a bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them into the hold, and set the hold a fire upon them: so that all the men of the tower of Shechem were slain, upon a thousand persons what of men and women together.

Verse ConceptsA Thousand PeopleBurning CitiesKilling Within IsraelPrivate Rooms

Then went Abimelech to Thebez and besieged it and took it.

Verse ConceptsSiegesPeople Attacking Their Own

Then came Abimelech unto the tower and fought against it, and went hard unto the entering of the gate, to set it on fire.

Verse ConceptsBurning Cities

Then Abimelech called hastily unto the young man that bare his harness, and said unto him, "Draw thy sword and slay me, that men say not of me, 'A woman slew him.'" And his lad thrust him through and he died.

Verse ConceptsArmourArmorbearerApproval To Kill OneselfKilling Named Individuals

And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed, every man unto his own house.

Verse ConceptsGroups going home

And thus all the wickedness of Abimelech which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren,

Verse ConceptsAnger Of God, Examples OfSeventiesGod Has RequitedKilling BrothersHalf brothers

After Abimelech there arose, to defend Israel, one Tola, the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, which dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.

Verse ConceptsDefenseRescueTribes Of Israelgrandfathers