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Judges 9:1 KJV
Judges · chapter 9 · verse 1 · King James Version
And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,Judges 9:1 · King James Version
Judges 9:1 in context
1And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
2Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
3And his mother’s brethren spake 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.
Key words (Strong's)
- AbimelechʼĂbîymelekAbimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two IsraelitesH40 →
- JerubbaalYᵉrubbaʻalJerubbaal, a symbolic name of GideonH3378 →
- mother'sʼêma motherH517 →
- brethrenʼâcha brother )H251 →
- communeddâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- ShechemShᵉkemShekem, a place in PalestineH7927 →
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