Judges 9:18

And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he [is] your brother;)

And ye are risen up {H6965} against my father's {H1} house {H1004} this day {H3117}, and have slain {H2026} his sons {H1121}, threescore and ten {H7657} persons {H376}, upon one {H259} stone {H68}, and have made Abimelech {H40}, the son {H1121} of his maidservant {H519}, king {H4427} over the men {H1167} of Shechem {H7927}, because he is your brother {H251};)

and now you are rebelling against my father's household. You've killed his seventy sons on a single stone and made Avimelekh, the son of his slave-girl, king over the men of Sh'khem, because he's your brother.

but you have risen up against my father’s house this day and killed his seventy sons on a single stone, and you have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem because he is your brother—

and ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maid-servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother);

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.
  • Judges 9:5

    And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, [being] threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
  • Judges 9:6

    And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that [was] in Shechem.
  • Judges 9:14

    Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, [and] reign over us.
  • Psalms 109:4

    For my love they are my adversaries: but I [give myself unto] prayer.
  • Judges 8:30

    And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
  • Judges 8:31

    And his concubine that [was] in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
  • Judges 8:35

    Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, [namely], Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.

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