Judges 9:16

Webster's Bible (1833)

Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands

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  • Judg 8:35 : 35 neither shown they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, [who is] Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shown to Israel.

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  • Judg 9:17-20
    4 verses
    89%

    17(for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

    18and you are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maid-servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother);

    19if you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice you in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:

    20but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

  • Judg 9:14-15
    2 verses
    79%

    14Then said all the trees to the bramble, Come you, and reign over us.

    15The bramble said to the trees, If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

  • Judg 9:1-8
    8 verses
    76%

    1Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's brothers, and spoke with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,

    2Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you? Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

    3His mother's brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

    4They gave him seventy [pieces] of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.

    5He went to his father's house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone: but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.

    6All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.

    7When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.

    8The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, Reign you over us.

  • Judg 9:56-57
    2 verses
    75%

    56Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in killing his seventy brothers;

    57and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God requite on their heads: and on them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.

  • Judg 9:22-29
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    75%

    22Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.

    23God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

    24that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.

    25The men of Shechem set liers-in-wait for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.

    26Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.

    27They went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod [the grapes], and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.

    28Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn't he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve you the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him?

    29Would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. He said to Abimelech, Increase your army, and come out.

  • Judg 9:46-48
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    72%

    46When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.

    47It was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

    48Abimelech got him up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder: and he said to the people who were with him, What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

  • Judg 9:38-39
    2 verses
    71%

    38Then said Zebul to him, Where is now your mouth, that you said, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that you have despised? go out now, I pray, and fight with them.

    39Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

  • Judg 8:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2He said to them, What have I now done in comparison with you? Isn't the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?

    3God has delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison with you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

  • Gen 20:9
    70%

    9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!"

  • Judg 6:36
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    36Gideon said to God, If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken,

  • Judg 6:32
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    32Therefore on that day he named him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him, because he has broken down his altar.

  • Gen 26:10
    69%

    10Abimelech said, "What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us!"

  • Gen 20:4-5
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    69%

    4Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, "Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?

    5Didn't he tell me, 'She is my sister?' She, even she herself said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands have I done this."

  • Judg 8:29
    69%

    29Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house.

  • Judg 9:31-33
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    69%

    31He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers are come to Shechem; and, behold, they constrain the city [to take part] against you.

    32Now therefore, up by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field:

    33and it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early, and rush on the city; and, behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, then may you do to them as you shall find occasion.

  • Judg 8:7
    69%

    7Gideon said, Therefore when Yahweh has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.

  • Gen 21:23
    69%

    23Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner."

  • Judg 9:50
    68%

    50Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

  • Judg 8:22
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    22Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule you over us, both you, and your son, and your son's son also; for you have saved us out of the hand of Midian.

  • Gen 20:15
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    15Abimelech said, "Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you."

  • Gen 24:49
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    49Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, tell me. That I may turn to the right hand, or to the left."

  • Judg 11:10
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    10The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, Yahweh shall be witness between us; surely according to your word so will we do.