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And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.

And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and spoke with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,

Verse ConceptsPlotting

And his mother's brethren spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

Verse ConceptsPeople Following PeopleCitizens

And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless persons, who followed him.

Verse ConceptsCoinageHiring

And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.

Verse ConceptsPillarsObelisksOaksMaking KingsCitizens

Now therefore, if you have done truly and sincerely, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you 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 you are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)

Verse ConceptsConcubinesIngratitudeBeing Killed By A RockMaking KingsSeventiesKilling Brothers

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

Verse ConceptsPerforming The Truth

But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour 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 over Israel,

Verse ConceptsThree Years

Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

Verse Conceptsevil, victory overevil, origins ofSpiritsThose Who Deceived

That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, who aided him in the killing of his brethren.

Verse ConceptsPunishment, Nature OfSeventiesKilling Brothers

And the men of Shechem set men in ambush for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.

Verse ConceptsAmbushRobbing PeopleTelling Of Happenings

And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trod the grapes, 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, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?

Verse ConceptsAudacityOther Unimportant People

And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase your army, and come out.

Verse ConceptsHuman Authority, Nature Of

And he sent messengers unto Abimelech secretly, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against you.

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutThose Who Deceived

And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid in wait against Shechem in four companies.

Verse ConceptsFour Groups

And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.

Verse ConceptsStanding In The Gateway

Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now your mouth, with which you said, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that you have despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.

Verse ConceptsBraggingBoasting ExcludedOther Unimportant People

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

Verse ConceptsFighting One Another

And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entrance of the gate.

Verse ConceptsWounds

And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.

And it came to pass the next day, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.

Verse ConceptsTelling Of Movements

And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance 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 Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

Verse ConceptsConquestSournesssowing

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

Verse ConceptsTelling Of Movements

And Abimelech went up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

Verse ConceptsImitating OthersAxesTools

And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them against the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire over them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

Verse ConceptsA Thousand PeopleBurning CitiesKilling Within IsraelPrivate Rooms

Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

Verse ConceptsSiegesPeople Attacking Their Own

And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

Verse ConceptsBurning Cities

And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.

Verse ConceptsBeing Killed By A RockSkullscrushes

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

Verse ConceptsGroups going home

Thus God rendered 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

And after Abimelech there arose to deliver Israel Tola the son of Puah the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.

Verse ConceptsDefenseRescueTribes Of Israelgrandfathers