to his father's house in Ophrah. There he murdered his own brothers, Jerubbaal's sons all 70 of them in one place. But Jerubbaal's youngest son Jotham survived by hiding himself.

When Jotham was informed about this, he went out, took his stand on top of Mount Gerizim, and cried out loudly, "Listen to me, you "lords" of Shechem, and God will listen to you.

Then Jotham escaped by running away. He went to Beer and remained there because of his brother Abimelech.

God also repaid the men of Shechem for their wickedness, and the curse of Jerubbaal's son Jotham came true for them.