30 Now Gideon had (A)seventy sons who [a]were his direct descendants, for he had many wives.

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  1. Judges 8:30 Lit came from his loins

“Speak, now, in the hearing of all the [a]leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you: for (A)seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, to rule over you, or for one man to rule over you?’ Also, remember that I am (B)your bone and your flesh.”

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  1. Judges 9:2 Or landowners

Then he went to his father’s house in Ophrah and (A)killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, (B)seventy men, [a]on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, because he hid himself.

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  1. Judges 9:5 Perhaps a mass human sacrifice

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