Judges 9:49
So each of his men also cut off a branch and followed Abimelech. They put the branches against the stronghold and set fire to it. All the people of the Tower of Shechem died– about a thousand men and women.
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- Judg 9:15 : 15 The thornbush said to the trees,‘If you really want to choose me as your king, then come along, find safety under my branches! Otherwise may fire blaze from the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’
- Judg 9:20 : 20 But if not, may fire blaze from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo! May fire also blaze from the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo and consume Abimelech!”
- Gal 5:15 : 15 However, if you continually bite and devour one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.
- Jas 3:16 : 16 For where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is disorder and every evil practice.
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- Judg 9:39-4810 verses82%
39So Gaal led the leaders of Shechem out and fought Abimelech.
40Abimelech chased him, and Gaal ran from him. Many Shechemites fell wounded at the entrance of the gate.
41Abimelech went back to Arumah; Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.
42The next day the Shechemites came out to the field. When Abimelech heard about it,
43he took his men and divided them into three units and set an ambush in the field. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he attacked and struck them down.
44Abimelech and his units attacked and blocked the entrance to the city’s gate. Two units then attacked all the people in the field and struck them down.
45Abimelech fought against the city all that day. He captured the city and killed all the people in it. Then he leveled the city and spread salt over it.
46When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard the news, they went to the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.
47Abimelech heard that all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem were in one place.
48He and all his men went up on Mount Zalmon. He took an ax in his hand and cut off a tree branch. He put it on his shoulder and said to his men,“Quickly, do what you have just seen me do!”
- Judg 9:1-77 verses77%
1Abimelech Murders His Brothers Now Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem to see his mother’s relatives. He said to them and to his mother’s entire extended family,
2“Tell all the leaders of Shechem this:‘Why would you want to have seventy men, all Jerub-Baal’s sons, ruling over you, when you can have just one ruler? Recall that I am your own flesh and blood.’”
3His mother’s relatives spoke on his behalf to all the leaders of Shechem and reported his proposal. The leaders were drawn to Abimelech; they said,“He is our close relative.”
4They paid him seventy silver shekels out of the temple of Baal-Berith. Abimelech then used the silver to hire some lawless, dangerous men as his followers.
5He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and murdered his half-brothers, the seventy legitimate sons of Jerub-Baal, on one stone. Only Jotham, Jerub-Baal’s youngest son, escaped, because he hid.
6All the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo assembled and then went and made Abimelech king by the oak near the pillar in Shechem.
7Jotham’s Parable When Jotham heard the news, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He spoke loudly to the people below,“Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!
- Judg 9:50-578 verses77%
50Abimelech moved on to Thebez; he besieged and captured it.
51There was a fortified tower in the center of the city, so all the men and women, as well as the city’s leaders, ran into it and locked the entrance. Then they went up to the roof of the tower.
52Abimelech came and attacked the tower. When he approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire,
53a woman threw an upper millstone down on his head and shattered his skull.
54He quickly called to the young man who carried his weapons,“Draw your sword and kill me, so they will not say,‘A woman killed him.’” So the young man stabbed him and he died.
55When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they went home.
56God repaid Abimelech for the evil he did to his father by murdering his seventy half-brothers.
57God also repaid the men of Shechem for their evil deeds. The curse spoken by Jotham son of Jerub-Baal fell on them.
- Judg 9:18-203 verses76%
18But you have attacked my father’s family today. You murdered his seventy legitimate sons on one stone and made Abimelech, the son of his female slave, king over the leaders of Shechem, just because he is your close relative.
19So if you have shown loyalty and integrity to Jerub-Baal and his family today, then may Abimelech bring you happiness and may you bring him happiness!
20But if not, may fire blaze from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo! May fire also blaze from the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo and consume Abimelech!”
- Judg 9:23-253 verses75%
23God sent a spirit to stir up hostility between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem. He made the leaders of Shechem disloyal to Abimelech.
24He did this so the violent deaths of Jerub-Baal’s seventy sons might be avenged and Abimelech, their half-brother who murdered them, might have to pay for their spilled blood, along with the leaders of Shechem who helped him murder them.
25The leaders of Shechem rebelled against Abimelech by putting bandits in the hills, who robbed everyone who traveled by on the road. But Abimelech found out about it.
- Judg 9:33-342 verses71%
33In the morning at sunrise quickly attack the city. When he and his men come out to fight you, do what you can to him.”
34So Abimelech and all his men came up at night and set an ambush outside Shechem– they divided into four units.
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27They went out to the field, harvested their grapes, squeezed out the juice, and celebrated. They came to the temple of their god and ate, drank, and cursed Abimelech.
- Judg 8:16-172 verses68%
16He seized the leaders of the city, along with some desert thorns and briers; he then“threshed” the men of Succoth with them.
17He also tore down the tower of Penuel and executed the city’s men.
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48The Israelites returned to the Benjaminite towns and put the sword to them. They wiped out the cities, the animals, and everything they could find. They set fire to every city in their path.
- Judg 9:15-162 verses67%
15The thornbush said to the trees,‘If you really want to choose me as your king, then come along, find safety under my branches! Otherwise may fire blaze from the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’
16“Now, if you have shown loyalty and integrity when you made Abimelech king, if you have done right to Jerub-Baal and his family, if you have properly repaid him–
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8The battle there was spread out over the whole area, and the forest consumed more soldiers than the sword devoured that day.
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29If only these men were under my command, I would get rid of Abimelech!” He challenged Abimelech,“Muster your army and come out for battle!”
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10They burned all their towns where they lived and all their encampments.
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11So Abimelech commanded all the people,“Whoever touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”
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19As for Nob, the city of the priests, he struck down with the sword men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep– all with the sword.
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31His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also gave him a son, whom he named Abimelech.
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8The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem and captured it. They put the sword to it and set the city on fire.
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39the Israelites counterattacked. Benjamin had begun to strike down the Israelites; they struck down about thirty men. They said,“There’s no doubt about it! They are totally defeated as in the earlier battle.”
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10So the assembly sent 12,000 capable warriors against Jabesh Gilead. They commanded them,“Go and kill with your swords the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead, including the women and little children.