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Judges 9:3-5
New American Standard Bible 1995
Judges 9:3-5
New American Standard Bible 1995
3 And his mother’s [a]relatives spoke all these words on his behalf in the hearing of all the leaders of Shechem; and [b]they were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is (A)our [c]relative.” 4 They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the house of (B)Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, and they followed him. 5 Then he went to his father’s house at Ophrah and (C)killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, (D)seventy men, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.
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- Judges 9:3 Lit brothers
- Judges 9:3 Lit their hearts inclined after
- Judges 9:3 Lit brother
New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)
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