And went into Shechem to the brothers of his mother. And he spoke to them, and to all the kin of the house father saying,
Speak indeed into the ears of all the men of Shechem, saying, Which is best to you, to rule all of Jerubbaal, or to dominate And you should remember that of your bone
And spoke in the ears of all of the men of Shechem all these words. And leaned after Abimelech; for they said, our brother
And they gave to him seventy from out of the house of Baal-berith; and hired and they went behind him.
And he entered to the house of his father at Ophrah, and he killed his brothers, of Jerubbaal, seventy men upon stone But was left behind for he was hidden.
And came together all the men of Shechem, and all the house of Millo, and they went and gave reign to Abimelech at the acorn tree of the station, of the one in Shechem.
And they announced to Jotham, and he went, and stood on the top of mount Gerizim, and he lifted up his voice, and he called, and he said to them, Hear me men of Shechem! and shall hear
In going, went forth to anoint for themselves a king. And they said to the olive tree, You reign over us!
And said Allowing my fatness which in and men, shall I go to rule over the trees?
And said to the fig-tree, Come, you reign over us!
And said Allowing my sweetness and produce should I go to rule the trees?
And said to the grapevine, Come, you reign over us!
And said Allowing my wine, the gladness of God, and of the ones of men, should I go to rule over the trees?
And said to the white-thorn shrub, Come, You reign over us!
And said to the trees, If in truth you anoint me yourselves to reign over you, come rely in my protection; and if not may come forth from the white-thorn shrub, and may it devour the cedars of Lebanon.
And now, if in truth and in soundness you made even Abimelech reign, and if well with Jerubbaal, and with his house, and if according to the recompense of his hand you did to him,
as waged war for you, and tossed his life right opposite, and rescued you from out of of Midian;
and you rose up against the house of my father today, and you killed his sons, seventy men upon stone and you gave reign to Abimelech of his maidservant over the men of Shechem, because your brother
and if in with Jerubbaal, and his house in this day, may you be glad in Abimelech, and may he be glad also indeed himself in you.
If not, may come forth from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house Millo; and may come forth from of Shechem, and from out of the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
And Jotham ran away and fled, and went unto Beer, and dwelt there away from of Abimelech his brother.
And Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.
And God sent spirit between Abimelech and between the men of Shechem; and annulled allegiance with the house of Abimelech;
so as to bring the injustice seventy sons of Jerubbaal, and for their blood to be put upon Abimelech their brother the one killing them; and upon the men of Shechem, of the ones strengthening their hands so as to kill his brothers.
And put ones lying in wait upon the top of the mountains. And they kidnapped all the ones going along by them in the way; and it was reported to Abimelech.
And came and his brothers, and they went unto Shechem; and relied
And they went forth into and gathered the vintage of their vineyards, and they treaded, and they made a dance, and they entered into of their god, and they ate and drank, and they cursed Abimelech.
And said Who is Abimelech, and who is of Shechem, that we shall serve to him? of Jerubbaal, and Zebul his overseer, his manservant with the men of Hamor, father of Shechem? And why we shall serve to him ourselves?
And if any should give this people into my hand, then I shall remove Abimelech. And I shall say to Abimelech, Multiply your force, and come forth!
And heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, and he was enraged in anger.
And he sent messengers to Abimelech with bribes, saying, Behold, Gaal of Ebed, and his brothers have come unto Shechem; and know, they assault the city against you.
And now rise up at night, you and the people with you, and lie in wait in the field!
And it will be in the morning, together with the rising of the sun, that you shall rise early and stretch out against the city. And behold, he and the people with him go forth against you, and you shall do to him just as should find opportunity
And Abimelech rose up, and all the people with him at night, and they laid in wait at Shechem four companies.
And came forth and he stood at the door of the gate of the city. And Abimelech rose up, and all the people with him, from the ambush.
And saw the people. And he said to Zebul, Behold, a people coming from the tops of the mountains. And said The shadow of the mountains you see as men.
And proceeded to speak, and said, Behold, a people coming down as a sea from the part next to the navel of the earth, and company arrives from of the Oak of the Seers.
And said Where is your mouth, the one saying, Who is Abimelech, that we will serve him? not the people whom you treated with contempt? Go forth indeed now and wage war with him!
And Gaal went forth from of the men of Shechem, and he made war against Abimelech.
And pursued and he fled from his face, and there fell slain many unto the doors of the city.
And Abimelech settled in Arumah, and Zebul cast out Gaal and his brethren, live in Shechem.
And it came to pass in the next day, and came forth the people into the plain, and reported to Abimelech.
And he took the people, and he divided them into three companies, and he laid in wait in And he watched, and behold, a people came forth from out of the city, and he rose up against them and struck them.
And Abimelech and companies, the ones with him, stretched out and stood by the door of the gate of the city, and the two companies poured out upon all the ones in the field, and he struck them.
And Abimelech made war against the city entire And they overtook the city, and the people in it they killed; and he demolished the city and sowed it with salt.
And heard and they entered into the fortress of the house of Bethel-berith.
And it was announced to Abimelech that were brought together
And Abimelech ascended into mount Zalmon, he and all the people with him. And Abimelech took the axe in his hand, and he cut a load of wood, and he took it, and put it upon his shoulders. And he said to the people with him, What you see me doing, quickly you do as also I!
And they felled wood. And indeed to them all each And they lifted, and they went after Abimelech. And they placed the wood at the fortress, and they set fire to them at the fortress with fire. And all died, the men of the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women.
And Abimelech went unto Thebez, and besieged it, and first took it.
And tower in of the city. And fled there all the men, and the women, and all the leaders of the city. And they shut up themselves, and ascended upon the roof of the tower.
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and they subdued it by war. And Abimelech approached unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
And tossed one piece of millstone upon the head of Abimelech, and it fractured his skull.
And he yelled out quickly to the servant lifting his weapons. And he said to him, Unsheathe my broadsword and kill me! lest at any time they should say that, A woman killed him. And stabbed and he died.
And saw that Abimelech died, and departed to his place.
And God returned the evil of Abimelech, which he did to his father, by killing seventy
And all the evil of the men of Shechem, God returned on their own head. And came upon them the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.