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Judges 9:3-5
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3 His mother’s relatives[a] spoke on his behalf to[b] all the leaders of Shechem and reported his proposal.[c] The leaders were drawn to Abimelech;[d] they said, “He is our close relative.”[e] 4 They paid him seventy silver shekels out of the temple of Baal Berith. Abimelech then used the silver to hire some lawless, dangerous[f] men as his followers.[g] 5 He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and murdered his half brothers,[h] the seventy legitimate[i] sons of Jerub Baal, on one stone. Only Jotham, Jerub Baal’s youngest son, escaped,[j] because he hid.

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  1. Judges 9:3 tn Heb “brothers.”
  2. Judges 9:3 tn Heb “into the ears of.”
  3. Judges 9:3 tn Heb “and all these words.”
  4. Judges 9:3 tn Heb “Their heart was inclined after Abimelech.”
  5. Judges 9:3 tn Heb “our brother.”
  6. Judges 9:4 tn Heb “empty and reckless.”
  7. Judges 9:4 tn Heb “and they followed him.”
  8. Judges 9:5 tn Heb “his brothers.”
  9. Judges 9:5 tn The word “legitimate” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.
  10. Judges 9:5 tn Heb “remained.”
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