Judges 9:16-21

New International Version

¹⁶ “Have you acted honorably and in good faith by making Abimelek king? Have you been fair to Jerub-Baal and his family? Have you treated him as he deserves? ¹⁷ Remember that my father fought for you and risked^(A) his life to rescue you from the hand of Midian. ¹⁸ But today you have revolted against my father’s family. You have murdered his seventy sons^(B) on a single stone and have made Abimelek, the son of his female slave, king over the citizens of Shechem because he is related to you. ¹⁹ So have you acted honorably and in good faith toward Jerub-Baal and his family today?^(C) If you have, may Abimelek be your joy, and may you be his, too! ²⁰ But if you have not, let fire come out^(D) from Abimelek and consume you, the citizens of Shechem^(E) and Beth Millo,^(F) and let fire come out from you, the citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo, and consume Abimelek!”

²¹ Then Jotham^(G) fled, escaping to Beer,^(H) and he lived there because he was afraid of his brother Abimelek.