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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,
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1Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem to his uncles and all his mother's relatives and said to them,
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2“Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, ‘Is it 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.”
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2"Ask all the leading men of Shechem, 'What do you think is best, that seventy men rule you—all those sons of Jerub-Baal—or that one man rule? You'll remember that I am your own flesh and blood.' "
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3His mother’s brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, “He is our brother.”
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3His mother's relatives reported the proposal to the leaders of Shechem. They were inclined to take Abimelech. "Because," they said, "he is, after all, one of us."
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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.
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4They gave him seventy silver pieces from the shrine of Baal-of-the-Covenant. With the money he hired some reckless riff-raff soldiers and they followed along after him.
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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.
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5He went to his father's house in Ophrah and killed his half brothers, the sons of Jerub-Baal—seventy men! And on one stone! The youngest, Jotham son of Jerub-Baal, managed to hide, the only survivor.
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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.
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6Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo gathered at the Oak by the Standing Stone at Shechem and crowned Abimelech king.
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7When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, cried out, and said to them, “Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.
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7When this was all told to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and shouted:Listen to me, leaders of Shechem.And let God listen to you!
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8The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
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8The trees set out one dayto anoint a king for themselves.They said to Olive Tree,"Rule over us."
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9“But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I stop producing my oil, with which they honor God and man by me, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
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9But Olive Tree told them,"Am I no longer good for making oilThat gives glory to gods and men,and to be demoted to waving over trees?"
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10“The trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’
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10The trees then said to Fig Tree,"You come and rule over us."
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11“But the fig tree said to them, ‘Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
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11But Fig Tree said to them,"Am I no longer good for making sweets,My mouthwatering sweet fruits,and to be demoted to waving over trees?"
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12“The trees said to the vine, ‘Come and reign over us.’
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12The trees then said to Vine,"You come and rule over us."
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13“The vine said to them, ‘Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
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13But Vine said to them,"Am I no longer good for making wine,Wine that cheers gods and men,and to be demoted to waving over trees?"
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14“Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come and reign over us.’
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14All the trees then said to Tumbleweed,"You come and reign over us."
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15“The 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.’
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15But Tumbleweed said to the trees:"If you're serious about making me your king,Come and find shelter in my shade.But if not, let fire shoot from Tumbleweedand burn down the cedars of Lebanon!"
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16“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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16"Now listen: Do you think you did a right and honorable thing when you made Abimelech king? Do you think you treated Jerub-Baal and his family well, did for him what he deserved?
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17(for my father fought for you, and risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;
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17My father fought for you, risked his own life, and rescued you from Midian's tyranny,
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18and you have risen up against my father’s house today, and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother);
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18and you have, just now, betrayed him. You massacred his sons—seventy men on a single stone! You made Abimelech, the son by his maidservant, king over Shechem's leaders because he's your relative.
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19if you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house today, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you;
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19If you think that this is an honest day's work, this way you have treated Jerub-Baal today, then enjoy Abimelech and let him enjoy you.
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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.”
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20But if not, let fire break from Abimelech and burn up the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo. And let fire break from the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo and burn up Abimelech."
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21Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
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21And Jotham fled. He ran for his life. He went to Beer and settled down there, because he was afraid of his brother Abimelech.
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22Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.
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22Abimelech ruled over Israel for three years.
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23Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,
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23Then God brought bad blood between Abimelech and Shechem's leaders, who now worked treacherously behind his back.
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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.
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24Violence boomeranged: The murderous violence that killed the seventy brothers, the sons of Jerub-Baal, was now loose among Abimelech and Shechem's leaders, who had supported the violence.
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25The men of Shechem set an ambush for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came along that way by them, and Abimelech was told about it.
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25To undermine Abimelech, Shechem's leaders put men in ambush on the mountain passes who robbed travelers on those roads. And Abimelech was told.
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26Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.
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26At that time Gaal son of Ebed arrived with his relatives and moved into Shechem. The leaders of Shechem trusted him.
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27They went out into the field, harvested their vineyards, trod the grapes, held festival, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
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27One day they went out into the fields, gathered grapes in the vineyards, and trod them in the winepress. Then they held a celebration in their god's temple, a feast, eating and drinking. And then they started putting down Abimelech.
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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? Isn’t Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem, but why should we serve him?
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28Gaal son of Ebed said, "Who is this Abimelech? And who are we Shechemites to take orders from him? Isn't he the son of Jerub-Baal, and isn't this his henchman Zebul? We belong to the race of Hamor and bear the noble name of Shechem. Why should we be toadies of Abimelech?
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29I wish that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech.” He said to Abimelech, “Increase your army, and come out!”
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29If I were in charge of this people, the first thing I'd do is get rid of Abimelech! I'd say, 'Show me your stuff, Abimelech—let's see who's boss here!' "
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30When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger burned.
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30Zebul, governor of the city, heard what Gaal son of Ebed was saying and got angry.
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31He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, “Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem; and behold, they incite the city against you.
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31Secretly he sent messengers to Abimelech with the message, "Gaal son of Ebed and his relatives have come to Shechem and are stirring up trouble against you.
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32Now therefore, go up by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field.
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32Here's what you do: Tonight bring your troops and wait in ambush in the field.
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33It shall be that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early, and rush on the city. 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.”
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33In the morning, as soon as the sun breaks, get moving and charge the city. Gaal and his troops will come out to you, and you'll know what to do next."
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34Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
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34Abimelech and his troops, four companies of them, went up that night and waited in ambush approaching Shechem.
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35Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. Abimelech rose up, and the people who were with him, from the ambush.
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35Gaal son of Ebed had gotten up and was standing in the city gate. Abimelech and his troops left their cover.
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36When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Behold, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains.” Zebul said to him, “You see the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.”
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36When Gaal saw them he said to Zebul, "Look at that, people coming down from the tops of the mountains!"Zebul said, "That's nothing but mountain shadows; they just look like men." Gaal kept chattering away.
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37Gaal spoke again and said, “Behold, people are coming down by the middle of the land, and one company comes by the way of the oak of Meonenim.”
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37Then he said again, "Look at the troops coming down off Tabbur-erez (the Navel of the World)—and one company coming straight from the Oracle Oak."
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38Then Zebul said to him, “Now where is your mouth, that you said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Isn’t this the people that you have despised? Please go out now and fight with them.”
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38Zebul said, "Where is that big mouth of yours now? You who said, 'And who is Abimelech that we should take orders from him?' Well, there he is with the troops you ridiculed. Here's your chance. Fight away!"
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39Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
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39Gaal went out, backed by the leaders of Shechem, and did battle with Abimelech.
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40Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many fell wounded, even to the entrance of the gate.
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40Abimelech chased him, and Gaal turned tail and ran. Many fell wounded, right up to the city gate.
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41Abimelech lived at Arumah; and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
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41Abimelech set up his field headquarters at Arumah while Zebul kept Gaal and his relatives out of Shechem.
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42On the next day, the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
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42The next day the people went out to the fields. This was reported to Abimelech.
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43He took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and behold, the people came out of the city. So, he rose up against them, and struck them.
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43He took his troops, divided them into three companies, and placed them in ambush in the fields. When he saw that the people were well out in the open, he sprang up and attacked them.
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44Abimelech and the companies that were with him rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city; and the two companies rushed on all who were in the field, and struck them.
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44Abimelech and the company with him charged ahead and took control of the entrance to the city gate; the other two companies chased down those who were in the open fields and killed them.
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45Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and killed the people in it. He beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
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45Abimelech fought at the city all that day. He captured the city and massacred everyone in it. He leveled the city to the ground, then sowed it with salt.
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46When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.
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46When the leaders connected with Shechem's Tower heard this, they went into the fortified God-of-the-Covenant temple.
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47Abimelech was told that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
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47This was reported to Abimelech that the Shechem's Tower bunch were gathered together.
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48Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder. Then he said to the people who were with him, “What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done!”
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48He and his troops climbed Mount Zalmon (Dark Mountain). Abimelech took his ax and chopped a bundle of firewood, picked it up, and put it on his shoulder. He said to his troops, "Do what you've seen me do, and quickly."
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49All the people likewise each cut down his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them at the base of the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire on them; so that all the people of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
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49So each of his men cut his own bundle. They followed Abimelech, piled their bundles against the Tower fortifications, and set the whole structure on fire. Everyone in Shechem's Tower died, about a thousand men and women.
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50Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
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50Abimelech went on to Thebez. He camped at Thebez and captured it.
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51But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the men and women of the city fled there, and shut themselves in, and went up to the roof of the tower.
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51The Tower-of-Strength stood in the middle of the city; all the men and women of the city along with the city's leaders had fled there and locked themselves in. They were up on the tower roof.
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52Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
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52Abimelech got as far as the tower and assaulted it. He came up to the tower door to set it on fire.
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53A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, and broke his skull.
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53Just then some woman dropped an upper millstone on his head and crushed his skull.
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54Then he called hastily to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword, and kill me, that men not say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’ His young man thrust him through, and he died.”
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54He called urgently to his young armor-bearer and said, "Draw your sword and kill me so they can't say of me, 'A woman killed him.' " His armor bearer drove in his sword, and Abimelech died.
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55When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they each departed to his place.
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55When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they went home.
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56Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in killing his seventy brothers;
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56God avenged the evil Abimelech had done to his father, murdering his seventy brothers.
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57and God repaid all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads; and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came on them.
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57And God brought down on the heads of the men of Shechem all the evil that they had done, the curse of Jotham son of Jerub-Baal.