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

⁵ And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.

⁶ And all 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.

³⁰ And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.

³¹ And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.

³⁵ neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, `who is' Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had showed unto Israel.

¹⁴ Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

⁴ For my love they are my adversaries: But I `give myself unto' prayer.