Judg 9:1-6 | ESV | STEP | Now Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s relatives and said to them and to the whole clan of his mother’s family ,

a ch. 8:31

b ch. 8:30

c[See ver. 1 above]

d Gen. 29:14

e ver. 18

f ch. 8:33; [ver. 46]

g ch. 11:3; 2 Chr. 13:7; [Prov. 12:11; Acts 17:5]

h ch. 6:24

i[2 Kgs. 11:1, 2]

j ver. 20; [2 Sam. 5:9]

Judges 9:1-6

Abimelech’s Conspiracy

1 Now Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to ^ahis mother’s relatives and said to them and to the whole clan of his mother’s family, 2 “Say in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that all ^bseventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that ^cI am ^dyour bone and your flesh.”

3 And his mother’s relatives spoke all these words on his behalf in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, ^e“He is our brother.” 4 And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of ^fBaal-berith with which Abimelech hired ^gworthless and reckless fellows, who followed him. 5 And he went to his father’s house at ^hOphrah ⁱand killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself. 6 And all the leaders of Shechem came together, and all ^jBeth-millo, and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar at Shechem.