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1  And Abimelech⁴⁰ the son¹¹²¹ of Jerubbaal³³⁷⁸ went¹⁹⁸⁰ to Shechem⁷⁹²⁷ unto⁴¹³ his mother's⁵¹⁷ brethren,²⁵¹ and communed¹⁶⁹⁶ with⁴¹³ them, and with⁴¹³ all³⁶⁰⁵ the family⁴⁹⁴⁰ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of his mother's⁵¹⁷ father,¹ saying,⁵⁵⁹

2  Speak,¹⁶⁹⁶ I pray you,⁴⁹⁹⁴ in the ears²⁴¹ of all³⁶⁰⁵ the men¹¹⁶⁷ of Shechem,⁷⁹²⁷ Whether⁴¹⁰⁰ is better²⁸⁹⁶ for you, either that all³⁶⁰⁵ the sons¹¹²¹ of Jerubbaal,³³⁷⁸ which are threescore and ten⁷⁶⁵⁷ persons,³⁷⁶ reign⁴⁹¹⁰ over you, or⁵¹⁸ that one²⁵⁹ reign⁴⁹¹⁰ over you? remember²¹⁴² also that³⁵⁸⁸ I⁵⁸⁹ am your bone⁶¹⁰⁶ and your flesh.¹³²⁰

3  And his mother's⁵¹⁷ brethren²⁵¹ spoke¹⁶⁹⁶ of⁵⁹²¹ him in the ears²⁴¹ of all³⁶⁰⁵ the men¹¹⁶⁷ of Shechem^{7927 853} all³⁶⁰⁵ these⁴²⁸ words:¹⁶⁹⁷ and their hearts³⁸²⁰ inclined to follow^{5186 310} Abimelech;⁴⁰ for³⁵⁸⁸ they said,⁵⁵⁹ He¹⁹³¹ is our brother.²⁵¹

4  And they gave⁵⁴¹⁴ him threescore and ten⁷⁶⁵⁷ pieces of silver³⁷⁰¹ out of the house^{4480 1004} of Baal-berith,¹¹⁷⁰ wherewith Abimelech⁴⁰ hired⁷⁹³⁶ vain⁷³⁸⁶ and light⁶³⁴⁸ persons,³⁷⁶ which followed^{1980 310} him.

5  And he went⁹³⁵ unto his father's¹ house¹⁰⁰⁴ at Ophrah,⁶⁰⁸⁴ and slew^{2026 853} his brethren²⁵¹ the sons¹¹²¹ of Jerubbaal,³³⁷⁸ being threescore and ten⁷⁶⁵⁷ persons,³⁷⁶ upon⁵⁹²¹ one²⁵⁹ stone:⁶⁸ notwithstanding yet Jotham³¹⁴⁷ the youngest⁶⁹⁹⁶ son¹¹²¹ of Jerubbaal³³⁷⁸ was left;³⁴⁹⁸ for³⁵⁸⁸ he hid himself.²²⁴⁴

6  And all³⁶⁰⁵ the men¹¹⁶⁷ of Shechem⁷⁹²⁷ gathered together,⁶²² and all³⁶⁰⁵ the house of Millo,¹⁰³⁷ and went,¹⁹⁸⁰ and made^{4427 853} Abimelech⁴⁰ king,⁴⁴²⁸ by⁵⁹⁷³ the plain⁴³⁶ of the pillar⁵³²⁴ that⁸³⁴ was in Shechem.⁷⁹²⁷

7  And when they told⁵⁰⁴⁶ it to Jotham,³¹⁴⁷ he went¹⁹⁸⁰ and stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ in the top⁷²¹⁸ of mount²⁰²² Gerizim,¹⁶³⁰ and lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ his voice,⁶⁹⁶³ and cried,⁷¹²¹ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Hearken⁸⁰⁸⁵ unto⁴¹³ me, ye men¹¹⁶⁷ of Shechem,⁷⁹²⁷ that God⁴³⁰ may hearken⁸⁰⁸⁵ unto⁴¹³ you.

8  The trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ went forth^{1980 1980} on a time to anoint⁴⁸⁸⁶ a king⁴⁴²⁸ over⁵⁹²¹ them; and they said⁵⁵⁹ unto the olive tree,²¹³² Reign⁴⁴²⁷ thou over⁵⁹²¹ us.

9  But the olive tree²¹³² said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Should I leave^{2308 853} my fatness,¹⁸⁸⁰ wherewith⁸³⁴ by me they honor³⁵¹³ God⁴³⁰ and man,³⁷⁶ and go¹⁹⁸⁰ to be promoted⁵¹²⁸ over⁵⁹²¹ the trees?⁶⁰⁸⁶

10  And the trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ said⁵⁵⁹ to the fig tree,⁸³⁸⁴ Come¹⁹⁸⁰ thou,⁸⁵⁹ and reign⁴⁴²⁷ over⁵⁹²¹ us.

11  But the fig tree⁸³⁸⁴ said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Should I forsake^{2308 853} my sweetness,⁴⁹⁸⁷ and my good²⁸⁹⁶ fruit,⁸⁵⁷⁰ and go¹⁹⁸⁰ to be promoted⁵¹²⁸ over⁵⁹²¹ the trees?⁶⁰⁸⁶

12  Then said⁵⁵⁹ the trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ unto the vine,¹⁶¹² Come¹⁹⁸⁰ thou,⁸⁵⁹ and reign⁴⁴²⁷ over⁵⁹²¹ us.

13  And the vine¹⁶¹² said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Should I leave^{2308 853} my wine,⁸⁴⁹² which cheereth⁸⁰⁵⁵ God⁴³⁰ and man,³⁷⁶ and go¹⁹⁸⁰ to be promoted⁵¹²⁸ over⁵⁹²¹ the trees?⁶⁰⁸⁶

14  Then said⁵⁵⁹ all³⁶⁰⁵ the trees⁶⁰⁸⁶ unto⁴¹³ the bramble,³²⁹ Come¹⁹⁸⁰ thou,⁸⁵⁹ and reign⁴⁴²⁷ over⁵⁹²¹ us.

15  And the bramble³²⁹ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ the trees,⁶⁰⁸⁶ If⁵¹⁸ in truth⁵⁷¹ ye⁸⁵⁹ anoint⁴⁸⁸⁶ me king⁴⁴²⁸ over⁵⁹²¹ you, then come⁹³⁵ and put your trust²⁶²⁰ in my shadow:⁶⁷³⁸ and if⁵¹⁸ not,³⁶⁹ let fire⁷⁸⁴ come out³³¹⁸ of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the bramble,³²⁹ and devour^{398 853} the cedars⁷³⁰ of Lebanon.³⁸⁴⁴

16  Now⁶²⁵⁸ therefore, if⁵¹⁸ ye have done⁶²¹³ truly⁵⁷¹ and sincerely,⁸⁵⁴⁹ in that ye have made Abimelech king,^{4427 853 40} and if⁵¹⁸ ye have dealt⁶²¹³ well²⁸⁹⁶ with⁵⁹⁷³ Jerubbaal³³⁷⁸ and his house,¹⁰⁰⁴ and have done⁶²¹³ unto him according to the deserving¹⁵⁷⁶ of his hands;³⁰²⁷

17  (For⁸³⁴ my father¹ fought³⁸⁹⁸ for⁵⁹²¹ you, and adventured^{7993 853} his life⁵³¹⁵ far,^{4480 5048} and delivered⁵³³⁷ you out of the hand^{4480 3027} of Midian:⁴⁰⁸⁰

18  And ye⁸⁵⁹ are risen up⁶⁹⁶⁵ against⁵⁹²¹ my father's¹ house¹⁰⁰⁴ this day,³¹¹⁷ and have slain^{2026 853} his sons,¹¹²¹ threescore and ten⁷⁶⁵⁷ persons,³⁷⁶ upon⁵⁹²¹ one²⁵⁹ stone,⁶⁸ and have made ⁸⁵³ Abimelech,⁴⁰ the son¹¹²¹ of his maidservant,⁵¹⁹ king⁴⁴²⁷ over⁵⁹²¹ the men¹¹⁶⁷ of Shechem,⁷⁹²⁷ because³⁵⁸⁸ he¹⁹³¹ is your brother;)²⁵¹

19  If⁵¹⁸ ye then have dealt⁶²¹³ truly⁵⁷¹ and sincerely⁸⁵⁴⁹ with⁵⁹⁷³ Jerubbaal³³⁷⁸ and with⁵⁹⁷³ his house¹⁰⁰⁴ this²⁰⁸⁸ day,³¹¹⁷ then rejoice⁸⁰⁵⁵ ye in Abimelech,⁴⁰ and let him¹⁹³¹ also¹⁵⁷¹ rejoice⁸⁰⁵⁵ in you:

20  But if⁵¹⁸ not,³⁶⁹ let fire⁷⁸⁴ come out³³¹⁸ from Abimelech,^{4480 40} and devour^{398 853} the men¹¹⁶⁷ of Shechem,⁷⁹²⁷ and the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Millo;⁴⁴⁰⁷ and let fire⁷⁸⁴ come out³³¹⁸ from the men^{4480 1167} of Shechem,⁷⁹²⁷ and from the house^{4480 1004} of Millo,⁴⁴⁰⁷ and devour^{398 853} Abimelech.⁴⁰

21  And Jotham³¹⁴⁷ ran away,⁵¹²⁷ and fled,¹²⁷² and went¹⁹⁸⁰ to Beer,⁸⁷⁶ and dwelt³⁴²⁷ there,⁸⁰³³ for fear^{4480 6440} of Abimelech⁴⁰ his brother.²⁵¹

22  When Abimelech⁴⁰ had reigned⁷⁷⁸⁶ three⁷⁹⁶⁹ years⁸¹⁴¹ over⁵⁹²¹ Israel,³⁴⁷⁸

23  Then God⁴³⁰ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ an evil⁷⁴⁵¹ spirit⁷³⁰⁷ between⁹⁹⁶ Abimelech⁴⁰ and the men¹¹⁶⁷ of Shechem;⁷⁹²⁷ and the men¹¹⁶⁷ of Shechem⁷⁹²⁷ dealt treacherously⁸⁹⁸ with Abimelech:⁴⁰

24  That the cruelty²⁵⁵⁵ done to the threescore and ten⁷⁶⁵⁷ sons¹¹²¹ of Jerubbaal³³⁷⁸ might come,⁹³⁵ and their blood¹⁸¹⁸ be laid⁷⁷⁶⁰ upon⁵⁹²¹ Abimelech⁴⁰ their brother,²⁵¹ which⁸³⁴ slew²⁰²⁶ them; and upon⁵⁹²¹ the men¹¹⁶⁷ of Shechem,⁷⁹²⁷ which⁸³⁴ aided^{2388 853 3027} him in the killing²⁰²⁶ of ⁸⁵³ his brethren.²⁵¹

25  And the men¹¹⁶⁷ of Shechem⁷⁹²⁷ set⁷⁷⁶⁰ liers in wait⁶⁹³ for him in⁵⁹²¹ the top⁷²¹⁸ of the mountains,²⁰²² and they robbed^{1497 853} all³⁶⁰⁵ that⁸³⁴ came along⁵⁶⁷⁴ that way¹⁸⁷⁰ by⁵⁹²¹ them: and it was told⁵⁰⁴⁶ Abimelech.⁴⁰

26  And Gaal¹⁶⁰³ the son¹¹²¹ of Ebed⁵⁶⁵¹ came⁹³⁵ with his brethren,²⁵¹ and went over⁵⁶⁷⁴ to Shechem:⁷⁹²⁷ and the men¹¹⁶⁷ of Shechem⁷⁹²⁷ put their confidence⁹⁸² in him.

27  And they went out³³¹⁸ into the fields,⁷⁷⁰⁴ and gathered^{1219 853} their vineyards,³⁷⁵⁴ and trod¹⁸⁶⁹ the grapes, and made⁶²¹³ merry,¹⁹⁷⁴ and went into⁹³⁵ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of their god,⁴³⁰ and did eat³⁹⁸ and drink,⁸³⁵⁴ and cursed^{7043 853} Abimelech.⁴⁰

28  And Gaal¹⁶⁰³ the son¹¹²¹ of Ebed⁵⁶⁵¹ said,⁵⁵⁹ Who⁴³¹⁰ is Abimelech,⁴⁰ and who⁴³¹⁰ is Shechem,⁷⁹²⁷ that³⁵⁸⁸ we should serve⁵⁶⁴⁷ him? is not³⁸⁰⁸ he the son¹¹²¹ of Jerubbaal?³³⁷⁸ and Zebul²⁰⁸³ his officer?⁶⁴⁹⁶ serve^{5647 853} the men³⁷⁶ of Hamor²⁵⁴⁴ the father¹ of Shechem:⁷⁹²⁸ for why⁴⁰⁶⁹ should we⁵⁸⁷ serve⁵⁶⁴⁷ him?

29  And would to God^{4310 5414 853} this²⁰⁸⁸ people⁵⁹⁷¹ were under my hand!³⁰²⁷ then would I remove^{5493 853} Abimelech.⁴⁰ And he said⁵⁵⁹ to Abimelech,⁴⁰ Increase⁷²³⁵ thine army,⁶⁶³⁵ and come out.³³¹⁸

30  And when Zebul²⁰⁸³ the ruler⁸²⁶⁹ of the city⁵⁸⁹² heard^{8085 853} the words¹⁶⁹⁷ of Gaal¹⁶⁰³ the son¹¹²¹ of Ebed,⁵⁶⁵¹ his anger⁶³⁹ was kindled.²⁷³⁴

31  And he sent⁷⁹⁷¹ messengers⁴³⁹⁷ unto⁴¹³ Abimelech⁴⁰ privily,⁸⁶⁴⁹ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ Gaal¹⁶⁰³ the son¹¹²¹ of Ebed⁵⁶⁵¹ and his brethren²⁵¹ be come⁹³⁵ to Shechem;⁷⁹²⁷ and, behold,²⁰⁰⁹ they fortify^{6696 853} the city⁵⁸⁹² against⁵⁹²¹ thee.

32  Now⁶²⁵⁸ therefore up⁶⁹⁶⁵ by night,³⁹¹⁵ thou⁸⁵⁹ and the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ is with⁸⁵⁴ thee, and lie in wait⁶⁹³ in the field:⁷⁷⁰⁴

33  And it shall be,¹⁹⁶¹ that in the morning,¹²⁴² as soon as the sun⁸¹²¹ is up,²²²⁴ thou shalt rise early,⁷⁹²⁵ and set⁶⁵⁸⁴ upon⁵⁹²¹ the city:⁵⁸⁹² and, behold,²⁰⁰⁹ when he¹⁹³¹ and the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ is with⁸⁵⁴ him come out³³¹⁸ against⁴¹³ thee, then mayest thou do⁶²¹³ to them as⁸³⁴ thou shalt find⁴⁶⁷² occasion.³⁰²⁷

34  And Abimelech⁴⁰ rose up,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ were with⁵⁹⁷³ him, by night,³⁹¹⁵ and they laid wait⁶⁹³ against⁵⁹²¹ Shechem⁷⁹²⁷ in four⁷⁰² companies.⁷²¹⁸

35  And Gaal¹⁶⁰³ the son¹¹²¹ of Ebed⁵⁶⁵¹ went out,³³¹⁸ and stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ in the entering⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of the city:⁵⁸⁹² and Abimelech⁴⁰ rose up,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ were with⁸⁵⁴ him, from⁴⁴⁸⁰ lying in wait.³⁹⁹³

36  And when Gaal¹⁶⁰³ saw^{7200 853} the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ he said⁵⁵⁹ to⁴¹³ Zebul,²⁰⁸³ Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ there come people down^{3381 5971} from the top^{4480 7218} of the mountains.²⁰²² And Zebul²⁰⁸³ said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, Thou⁸⁵⁹ seest^{7200 853} the shadow⁶⁷³⁸ of the mountains²⁰²² as if they were men.³⁷⁶

37  And Gaal¹⁶⁰³ spoke¹⁶⁹⁶ again³²⁵⁴ and said,⁵⁵⁹ See²⁰⁰⁹ there come people down^{3381 5971} by^{4480 5973} the middle²⁸⁷² of the land,⁷⁷⁶ and another²⁵⁹ company⁷²¹⁸ come⁹³⁵ along by^{4480 5973} the plain⁴³⁶ of Meonenim.⁶⁰⁴⁹

38  Then said⁵⁵⁹ Zebul²⁰⁸³ unto⁴¹³ him, Where³⁴⁶ is now⁶⁴⁵ thy mouth,⁶³¹⁰ wherewith⁸³⁴ thou saidst,⁵⁵⁹ Who⁴³¹⁰ is Abimelech,⁴⁰ that³⁵⁸⁸ we should serve⁵⁶⁴⁷ him? is not³⁸⁰⁸ this²⁰⁸⁸ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ thou hast despised?³⁹⁸⁸ go out,³³¹⁸ I pray⁴⁹⁹⁴ now,⁶²⁵⁸ and fight³⁸⁹⁸ with them.

39  And Gaal¹⁶⁰³ went out³³¹⁸ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the men¹¹⁶⁷ of Shechem,⁷⁹²⁷ and fought³⁸⁹⁸ with Abimelech.⁴⁰

40  And Abimelech⁴⁰ chased⁷²⁹¹ him, and he fled⁵¹²⁷ before^{4480 6440} him, and many⁷²²⁷ were overthrown⁵³⁰⁷ and wounded,²⁴⁹¹ even unto⁵⁷⁰⁴ the entering⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the gate.⁸¹⁷⁹

41  And Abimelech⁴⁰ dwelt³⁴²⁷ at Arumah:⁷²⁵ and Zebul²⁰⁸³ thrust out^{1644 853} Gaal¹⁶⁰³ and his brethren,²⁵¹ that they should not dwell^{4480 3427} in Shechem.⁷⁹²⁷

42  And it came to pass¹⁹⁶¹ on the morrow,^{4480 4283} that the people⁵⁹⁷¹ went out³³¹⁸ into the field;⁷⁷⁰⁴ and they told⁵⁰⁴⁶ Abimelech.⁴⁰

43  And he took^{3947 853} the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and divided²⁶⁷³ them into three⁷⁹⁶⁹ companies,⁷²¹⁸ and laid wait⁶⁹³ in the field,⁷⁷⁰⁴ and looked,⁷²⁰⁰ and, behold,²⁰⁰⁹ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ were come forth³³¹⁸ out of⁴⁴⁸⁰ the city;⁵⁸⁹² and he rose up⁶⁹⁶⁵ against⁵⁹²¹ them, and smote⁵²²¹ them.

44  And Abimelech,⁴⁰ and the company⁷²¹⁸ that⁸³⁴ was with⁵⁹⁷³ him, rushed forward,⁶⁵⁸⁴ and stood⁵⁹⁷⁵ in the entering⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of the city:⁵⁸⁹² and the two⁸¹⁴⁷ other companies⁷²¹⁸ ran⁶⁵⁸⁴ upon⁵⁹²¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ the people that⁸³⁴ were in the fields,⁷⁷⁰⁴ and slew⁵²²¹ them.

45  And Abimelech⁴⁰ fought³⁸⁹⁸ against the city⁵⁸⁹² all³⁶⁰⁵ that¹⁹³¹ day;³¹¹⁷ and he took^{3920 853} the city,⁵⁸⁹² and slew²⁰²⁶ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ was therein, and beat down^{5422 853} the city,⁵⁸⁹² and sowed²²³² it with salt.⁴⁴¹⁷

46  And when all³⁶⁰⁵ the men¹¹⁶⁷ of the tower⁴⁰²⁶ of Shechem⁷⁹²⁷ heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ that, they entered⁹³⁵ into⁴¹³ a hold⁶⁸⁷⁷ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the god⁴¹⁰ Berith.¹²⁸⁶

47  And it was told⁵⁰⁴⁶ Abimelech,⁴⁰ that³⁵⁸⁸ all³⁶⁰⁵ the men¹¹⁶⁷ of the tower⁴⁰²⁶ of Shechem⁷⁹²⁷ were gathered together.⁶⁹⁰⁸

48  And Abimelech⁴⁰ got him up⁵⁹²⁷ to mount²⁰²² Zalmon,⁶⁷⁵⁶ he¹⁹³¹ and all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ were with⁸⁵⁴ him; and Abimelech⁴⁰ took^{3947 853} an axe⁷¹³⁴ in his hand,³⁰²⁷ and cut down³⁷⁷² a bough⁷⁷⁵⁴ from the trees,⁶⁰⁸⁶ and took⁵³⁷⁵ it, and laid⁷⁷⁶⁰ it on⁵⁹²¹ his shoulder,⁷⁹²⁶ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ were with⁵⁹⁷³ him, What⁴¹⁰⁰ ye have seen⁷²⁰⁰ me do,⁶²¹³ make haste,⁴¹¹⁶ and do⁶²¹³ as I³⁶⁴⁴ have done.

49  And all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ likewise¹⁵⁷¹ cut down³⁷⁷² every man³⁷⁶ his bough,⁷⁷⁵⁴ and followed^{1980 310} Abimelech,⁴⁰ and put⁷⁷⁶⁰ them to⁵⁹²¹ the hold,⁶⁸⁷⁷ and set^{3341 853} the hold⁶⁸⁷⁷ on fire⁷⁸⁴ upon⁵⁹²¹ them; so that all³⁶⁰⁵ the men³⁷⁶ of the tower⁴⁰²⁶ of Shechem⁷⁹²⁷ died⁴¹⁹¹ also,¹⁵⁷¹ about a thousand⁵⁰⁵ men³⁷⁶ and women.⁸⁰²

50  Then went¹⁹⁸⁰ Abimelech⁴⁰ to⁴¹³ Thebez,⁸⁴⁰⁵ and encamped²⁵⁸³ against Thebez,⁸⁴⁰⁵ and took³⁹²⁰ it.

51  But there was¹⁹⁶¹ a strong⁵⁷⁹⁷ tower⁴⁰²⁶ within⁸⁴³² the city,⁵⁸⁹² and thither⁸⁰³³ fled⁵¹²⁷ all³⁶⁰⁵ the men³⁷⁶ and women,⁸⁰² and all³⁶⁰⁵ they¹¹⁶⁷ of the city,⁵⁸⁹² and shut⁵⁴⁶² it to¹¹⁵⁷ them, and got them up⁵⁹²⁷ to⁵⁹²¹ the top¹⁴⁰⁶ of the tower.⁴⁰²⁶

52  And Abimelech⁴⁰ came⁹³⁵ unto⁵⁷⁰⁴ the tower,⁴⁰²⁶ and fought³⁸⁹⁸ against it, and went hard⁵⁰⁶⁶ unto⁵⁷⁰⁴ the door⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the tower⁴⁰²⁶ to burn⁸³¹³ it with fire.⁷⁸⁴

53  And a certain²⁵⁹ woman⁸⁰² cast⁷⁹⁹³ a piece⁶⁴⁰⁰ of a millstone⁷³⁹³ upon⁵⁹²¹ Abimelech's⁴⁰ head,⁷²¹⁸ and all to broke^{7533 853} his skull.¹⁵³⁸

54  Then he called⁷¹²¹ hastily⁴¹²⁰ unto⁴¹³ the young man⁵²⁸⁸ his armorbearer,^{5375 3627} and said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Draw⁸⁰²⁵ thy sword,²⁷¹⁹ and slay⁴¹⁹¹ me, that⁶⁴³⁵ men say⁵⁵⁹ not of me, A woman⁸⁰² slew²⁰²⁶ him. And his young man⁵²⁸⁸ thrust him through,¹⁸⁵⁶ and he died.⁴¹⁹¹

55  And when the men³⁷⁶ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ saw⁷²⁰⁰ that³⁵⁸⁸ Abimelech⁴⁰ was dead,⁴¹⁹¹ they departed¹⁹⁸⁰ every man³⁷⁶ unto his place.⁴⁷²⁵

56  Thus God⁴³⁰ rendered^{7725 853} the wickedness⁷⁴⁵¹ of Abimelech,⁴⁰ which⁸³⁴ he did⁶²¹³ unto his father,¹ in slaying^{2026 853} his seventy⁷⁶⁵⁷ brethren:²⁵¹

57  And all³⁶⁰⁵ the evil⁷⁴⁵¹ of the men³⁷⁶ of Shechem⁷⁹²⁷ did God⁴³⁰ render⁷⁷²⁵ upon their heads:⁷²¹⁸ and upon⁴¹³ them came⁹³⁵ the curse⁷⁰⁴⁵ of Jotham³¹⁴⁷ the son¹¹²¹ of Jerubbaal.³³⁷⁸

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1 καὶ ἐπορεύθη Αβιμελεχ υἱὸς Ιεροβααλ εἰς Συχεμ πρὸς ἀδελφοὺς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐλάλησεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς καὶ πρὸς πᾶσαν συγγένειαν οἴκου πατρὸς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ λέγων

2 λαλήσατε δὴ ἐν τοῖς ὠσὶν πάντων τῶν ἀνδρῶν Συχεμ τί τὸ ἀγαθὸν ὑμῖν κυριεῦσαι ὑμῶν ἑβδομήκοντα ἄνδρας πάντας υἱοὺς Ιεροβααλ ἢ κυριεύειν ὑμῶν ἄνδρα ἕνα καὶ μνήσθητε ὅτι ὀστοῦν ὑμῶν καὶ σὰρξ ὑμῶν εἰμι

3 καὶ ἐλάλησαν περὶ αὐτοῦ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ὠσὶν πάντων τῶν ἀνδρῶν Συχεμ πάντας τοὺς λόγους τούτους καὶ ἔκλινεν ἡ καρδία αὐτῶν ὀπίσω Αβιμελεχ ὅτι εἶπαν ἀδελφὸς ἡμῶν ἐστιν

4 καὶ ἔδωκαν αὐτῷ ἑβδομήκοντα ἀργυρίου ἐξ οἴκου Βααλβεριθ καὶ ἐμισθώσατο ἑαυτῷ Αβιμελεχ ἄνδρας κενοὺς καὶ δειλούς καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ

5 καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ εἰς Εφραθα καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ υἱοὺς Ιεροβααλ ἑβδομήκοντα ἄνδρας ἐπὶ λίθον ἕνα καὶ κατελείφθη Ιωαθαν υἱὸς Ιεροβααλ ὁ νεώτερος ὅτι ἐκρύβη

6 καὶ συνήχθησαν πάντες ἄνδρες Σικιμων καὶ πᾶς οἶκος Βηθμααλων καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν καὶ ἐβασίλευσαν τὸν Αβιμελεχ πρὸς τῇ βαλάνῳ τῇ εὑρετῇ τῆς στάσεως τῆς ἐν Σικιμοις

7 καὶ ἀνηγγέλη τῷ Ιωαθαν καὶ ἐπορεύθη καὶ ἔστη ἐπὶ κορυφὴν ὄρους Γαριζιν καὶ ἐπῆρεν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔκλαυσεν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ἀκούσατέ μου ἄνδρες Σικιμων καὶ ἀκούσεται ὑμῶν ὁ θεός

8 πορευόμενα ἐπορεύθη τὰ ξύλα τοῦ χρῖσαι ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὰ βασιλέα καὶ εἶπον τῇ ἐλαίᾳ βασίλευσον ἐφ᾽ ἡμῶν

9 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ἡ ἐλαία μὴ ἀπολείψασα τὴν πιότητά μου ἐν ᾗ δοξάσουσι τὸν θεὸν ἄνδρες πορεύσομαι κινεῖσθαι ἐπὶ τῶν ξύλων

10 καὶ εἶπον τὰ ξύλα τῇ συκῇ δεῦρο βασίλευσον ἐφ᾽ ἡμῶν

11 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ἡ συκῆ μὴ ἀπολείψασα ἐγὼ τὴν γλυκύτητά μου καὶ τὰ γενήματά μου τὰ ἀγαθὰ πορεύσομαι κινεῖσθαι ἐπὶ τῶν ξύλων

12 καὶ εἶπαν τὰ ξύλα πρὸς τὴν ἄμπελον δεῦρο σὺ βασίλευσον ἐφ᾽ ἡμῶν

13 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ἡ ἄμπελος μὴ ἀπολείψασα τὸν οἶνόν μου τὸν εὐφραίνοντα θεὸν καὶ ἀνθρώπους πορεύσομαι κινεῖσθαι ἐπὶ τῶν ξύλων

14 καὶ εἶπαν πάντα τὰ ξύλα τῇ ῥάμνῳ δεῦρο σὺ βασίλευσον ἐφ᾽ ἡμῶν

15 καὶ εἶπεν ἡ ῥάμνος πρὸς τὰ ξύλα εἰ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ χρίετέ με ὑμεῖς τοῦ βασιλεύειν ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς δεῦτε ὑπόστητε ἐν τῇ σκιᾷ μου καὶ εἰ μή ἐξέλθῃ πῦρ ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ καὶ καταφάγῃ τὰς κέδρους τοῦ Λιβάνου

16 καὶ νῦν εἰ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ τελειότητι ἐποιήσατε καὶ ἐβασιλεύσατε τὸν Αβιμελεχ καὶ εἰ ἀγαθωσύνην ἐποιήσατε μετὰ Ιεροβααλ καὶ μετὰ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰ ὡς ἀνταπόδοσις χειρὸς αὐτοῦ ἐποιήσατε αὐτῷ

17 ὡς παρετάξατο ὁ πατήρ μου ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καὶ ἐξέρριψεν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἐξ ἐναντίας καὶ ἐρρύσατο ὑμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς Μαδιαμ

18 καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐπανέστητε ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός μου σήμερον καὶ ἀπεκτείνατε τοὺς υἱοὺς αὐτοῦ ἑβδομήκοντα ἄνδρας ἐπὶ λίθον ἕνα καὶ ἐβασιλεύσατε τὸν Αβιμελεχ υἱὸν παιδίσκης αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς ἄνδρας Σικιμων ὅτι ἀδελφὸς ὑμῶν ἐστιν

19 καὶ εἰ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ τελειότητι ἐποιήσατε μετὰ Ιεροβααλ καὶ μετὰ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ εὐφρανθείητε ἐν Αβιμελεχ καὶ εὐφρανθείη καί γε αὐτὸς ἐφ᾽ ὑμῖν

20 εἰ δὲ οὐ ἐξέλθοι πῦρ ἀπὸ Αβιμελεχ καὶ φάγοι τοὺς ἄνδρας Σικιμων καὶ τὸν οἶκον Βηθμααλλων καὶ ἐξέλθοι πῦρ ἀπὸ ἀνδρῶν Σικιμων καὶ ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου Βηθμααλλων καὶ καταφάγοι τὸν Αβιμελεχ

21 καὶ ἔφυγεν Ιωαθαν καὶ ἀπέδρα καὶ ἐπορεύθη ἕως Βαιηρ καὶ ᾤκησεν ἐκεῖ ἀπὸ προσώπου Αβιμελεχ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ

22 καὶ ἦρξεν Αβιμελεχ ἐπὶ Ισραηλ τρία ἔτη

23 καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς πνεῦμα πονηρὸν ἀνὰ μέσον Αβιμελεχ καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ἀνδρῶν Σικιμων καὶ ἠθέτησαν ἄνδρες Σικιμων ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ Αβιμελεχ

24 τοῦ ἐπαγαγεῖν τὴν ἀδικίαν τῶν ἑβδομήκοντα υἱῶν Ιεροβααλ καὶ τὰ αἵματα αὐτῶν τοῦ θεῖναι ἐπὶ Αβιμελεχ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτῶν ὃς ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτούς καὶ ἐπὶ ἄνδρας Σικιμων ὅτι ἐνίσχυσαν τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ ἀποκτεῖναι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ

25 καὶ ἔθηκαν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄνδρες Σικιμων ἐνεδρεύοντας ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς τῶν ὀρέων καὶ διήρπαζον πάντα ὃς παρεπορεύετο ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ βασιλεῖ Αβιμελεχ

26 καὶ ἦλθεν Γααλ υἱὸς Ιωβηλ καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ παρῆλθον ἐν Σικιμοις καὶ ἦλπισαν ἐν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄνδρες Σικιμων

27 καὶ ἐξῆλθον εἰς ἀγρὸν καὶ ἐτρύγησαν τοὺς ἀμπελῶνας αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπάτησαν καὶ ἐποίησαν ελλουλιμ καὶ εἰσήνεγκαν εἰς οἶκον θεοῦ αὐτῶν καὶ ἔφαγον καὶ ἔπιον καὶ κατηράσαντο τὸν Αβιμελεχ

28 καὶ εἶπεν Γααλ υἱὸς Ιωβηλ τίς ἐστιν Αβιμελεχ καὶ τίς ἐστιν υἱὸς Συχεμ ὅτι δουλεύσομεν αὐτῷ οὐχ υἱὸς Ιεροβααλ καὶ Ζεβουλ ἐπίσκοπος αὐτοῦ δοῦλος αὐτοῦ σὺν τοῖς ἀνδράσιν Εμμωρ πατρὸς Συχεμ καὶ τί ὅτι δουλεύσομεν αὐτῷ ἡμεῖς

29 καὶ τίς δῴη τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον ἐν χειρί μου καὶ μεταστήσω τὸν Αβιμελεχ καὶ ἐρῶ πρὸς αὐτόν πλήθυνον τὴν δύναμίν σου καὶ ἔξελθε

30 καὶ ἤκουσεν Ζεβουλ ἄρχων τῆς πόλεως τοὺς λόγους Γααλ υἱοῦ Ιωβηλ καὶ ὠργίσθη θυμῷ αὐτός

31 καὶ ἀπέστειλεν ἀγγέλους πρὸς Αβιμελεχ ἐν κρυφῇ λέγων ἰδοὺ Γααλ υἱὸς Ιωβηλ καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ ἔρχονται εἰς Συχεμ καὶ ἰδοὺ αὐτοὶ περικάθηνται τὴν πόλιν ἐπὶ σέ

32 καὶ νῦν ἀναστὰς νυκτὸς σὺ καὶ ὁ λαὸς ὁ μετὰ σοῦ καὶ ἐνέδρευσον ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ

33 καὶ ἔσται τὸ πρωὶ ἅμα τῷ ἀνατεῖλαι τὸν ἥλιον ὀρθριεῖς καὶ ἐκτενεῖς ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν καὶ ἰδοὺ αὐτὸς καὶ ὁ λαὸς ὁ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐκπορεύονται πρὸς σέ καὶ ποιήσεις αὐτῷ ὅσα ἂν εὕρῃ ἡ χείρ σου

34 καὶ ἀνέστη Αβιμελεχ καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς καὶ ἐνήδρευσαν ἐπὶ Συχεμ τέτρασιν ἀρχαῖς

35 καὶ ἐξῆλθεν Γααλ υἱὸς Ιωβηλ καὶ ἔστη πρὸς τῇ θύρᾳ τῆς πύλης τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἀνέστη Αβιμελεχ καὶ ὁ λαὸς ὁ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐνέδρου

36 καὶ εἶδεν Γααλ υἱὸς Ιωβηλ τὸν λαὸν καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς Ζεβουλ ἰδοὺ λαὸς καταβαίνει ἀπὸ κεφαλῶν τῶν ὀρέων καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν Ζεβουλ τὴν σκιὰν τῶν ὀρέων σὺ βλέπεις ὡς ἄνδρας

37 καὶ προσέθετο ἔτι Γααλ τοῦ λαλῆσαι καὶ εἶπεν ἰδοὺ λαὸς καταβαίνων κατὰ θάλασσαν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐχόμενα ὀμφαλοῦ τῆς γῆς καὶ ἀρχὴ ἑτέρα ἔρχεται διὰ ὁδοῦ Ηλωνμαωνενιμ

38 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν Ζεβουλ καὶ ποῦ ἐστιν τὸ στόμα σου ὡς ἐλάλησας τίς ἐστιν Αβιμελεχ ὅτι δουλεύσομεν αὐτῷ μὴ οὐχὶ οὗτος ὁ λαός ὃν ἐξουδένωσας ἔξελθε δὴ νῦν καὶ παράταξαι αὐτῷ

39 καὶ ἐξῆλθεν Γααλ ἐνώπιον ἀνδρῶν Συχεμ καὶ παρετάξατο πρὸς Αβιμελεχ

40 καὶ ἐδίωξεν αὐτὸν Αβιμελεχ καὶ ἔφυγεν ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔπεσαν τραυματίαι πολλοὶ ἕως τῆς θύρας τῆς πύλης

41 καὶ εἰσῆλθεν Αβιμελεχ ἐν Αρημα καὶ ἐξέβαλεν Ζεβουλ τὸν Γααλ καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ μὴ οἰκεῖν ἐν Συχεμ

42 καὶ ἐγένετο τῇ ἐπαύριον καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ λαὸς εἰς τὸν ἀγρόν καὶ ἀνήγγειλεν τῷ Αβιμελεχ

43 καὶ ἔλαβεν τὸν λαὸν καὶ διεῖλεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τρεῖς ἀρχὰς καὶ ἐνήδρευσεν ἐν ἀγρῷ καὶ εἶδεν καὶ ἰδοὺ ὁ λαὸς ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἀνέστη ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς καὶ ἐπάταξεν αὐτούς

44 καὶ Αβιμελεχ καὶ οἱ ἀρχηγοὶ οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐξέτειναν καὶ ἔστησαν παρὰ τὴν θύραν τῆς πύλης τῆς πόλεως καὶ αἱ δύο ἀρχαὶ ἐξέτειναν ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ καὶ ἐπάταξαν αὐτούς

45 καὶ Αβιμελεχ παρετάσσετο ἐν τῇ πόλει ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ἐκείνην καὶ κατελάβετο τὴν πόλιν καὶ τὸν λαὸν τὸν ἐν αὐτῇ ἀπέκτεινεν καὶ καθεῖλεν τὴν πόλιν καὶ ἔσπειρεν εἰς ἅλας

46 καὶ ἤκουσαν πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες πύργων Συχεμ καὶ ἦλθον εἰς συνέλευσιν Βαιθηλβεριθ

47 καὶ ἀνηγγέλη τῷ Αβιμελεχ ὅτι συνήχθησαν πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες πύργων Συχεμ

48 καὶ ἀνέβη Αβιμελεχ εἰς ὄρος Ερμων καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ὁ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔλαβεν Αβιμελεχ τὰς ἀξίνας ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔκοψεν κλάδον ξύλου καὶ ἦρεν καὶ ἔθηκεν ἐπ᾽ ὤμων αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν τῷ λαῷ τῷ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ὃ εἴδετέ με ποιοῦντα ταχέως ποιήσατε ὡς ἐγώ

49 καὶ ἔκοψαν καί γε ἀνὴρ κλάδον πᾶς ἀνὴρ καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ὀπίσω Αβιμελεχ καὶ ἐπέθηκαν ἐπὶ τὴν συνέλευσιν καὶ ἐνεπύρισαν ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς τὴν συνέλευσιν ἐν πυρί καὶ ἀπέθανον καί γε πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες πύργου Σικιμων ὡς χίλιοι ἄνδρες καὶ γυναῖκες

50 καὶ ἐπορεύθη Αβιμελεχ ἐκ Βαιθηλβεριθ καὶ παρενέβαλεν ἐν Θηβης καὶ κατέλαβεν αὐτήν

51 καὶ πύργος ἰσχυρὸς ἦν ἐν μέσῳ τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἔφυγον ἐκεῖ πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἔκλεισαν ἔξωθεν αὐτῶν καὶ ἀνέβησαν ἐπὶ τὸ δῶμα τοῦ πύργου

52 καὶ ἦλθεν Αβιμελεχ ἕως τοῦ πύργου καὶ παρετάξαντο αὐτῷ καὶ ἤγγισεν Αβιμελεχ ἕως τῆς θύρας τοῦ πύργου τοῦ ἐμπρῆσαι αὐτὸν ἐν πυρί

53 καὶ ἔρριψεν γυνὴ μία κλάσμα ἐπιμυλίου ἐπὶ κεφαλὴν Αβιμελεχ καὶ ἔκλασεν τὸ κρανίον αὐτοῦ

54 καὶ ἐβόησεν ταχὺ πρὸς τὸ παιδάριον τὸ αἶρον τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ σπάσον τὴν ῥομφαίαν μου καὶ θανάτωσόν με μήποτε εἴπωσιν γυνὴ ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτόν καὶ ἐξεκέντησεν αὐτὸν τὸ παιδάριον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπέθανεν

55 καὶ εἶδεν ἀνὴρ Ισραηλ ὅτι ἀπέθανεν Αβιμελεχ καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ἀνὴρ εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ

56 καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν ὁ θεὸς τὴν πονηρίαν Αβιμελεχ ἣν ἐποίησεν τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ ἀποκτεῖναι τοὺς ἑβδομήκοντα ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ

57 καὶ τὴν πᾶσαν πονηρίαν ἀνδρῶν Συχεμ ἐπέστρεψεν ὁ θεὸς εἰς κεφαλὴν αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπῆλθεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς ἡ κατάρα Ιωαθαν υἱοῦ Ιεροβααλ

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1 καὶ ἐπορεύθη Αβιμελεχ υἱὸς Ιεροβααλ εἰς Σικιμα πρὸς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐλάλησεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς καὶ πρὸς πᾶσαν τὴν συγγένειαν τοῦ οἴκου τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ λέγων

2 λαλήσατε δὴ ἐν ὠσὶν τῶν ἀνδρῶν Σικιμων ποῖον βέλτιόν ἐστιν τὸ ἄρχειν ὑμῶν ἑβδομήκοντα ἄνδρας πάντας υἱοὺς Ιεροβααλ ἢ κυριεύειν ὑμῶν ἄνδρα ἕνα καὶ μνήσθητε ὅτι σὰρξ ὑμῶν καὶ ὀστοῦν ὑμῶν ἐγώ εἰμι

3 καὶ ἐλάλησαν περὶ αὐτοῦ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ὠσὶν πάντων τῶν ἀνδρῶν Σικιμων πάντας τοὺς λόγους τούτους καὶ ἔκλινεν καρδία αὐτῶν ὀπίσω Αβιμελεχ ὅτι εἶπαν ἀδελφὸς ἡμῶν ἐστιν

4 καὶ ἔδωκαν αὐτῷ ἑβδομήκοντα ἀργυρίου ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου Βααλ διαθήκης καὶ ἐμισθώσατο ἐν αὐτοῖς Αβιμελεχ ἄνδρας κενοὺς καὶ θαμβουμένους καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ

5 καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ εἰς Εφραθα καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ υἱοὺς Ιεροβααλ ἑβδομήκοντα ἄνδρας ἐπὶ λίθον ἕνα καὶ ἀπελείφθη Ιωαθαμ υἱὸς Ιεροβααλ ὁ νεώτερος ὅτι ἐκρύβη

6 καὶ συνήχθησαν πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες Σικιμων καὶ πᾶς ὁ οἶκος Μααλλων καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν καὶ ἐβασίλευσαν τὸν Αβιμελεχ εἰς βασιλέα πρὸς τῇ βαλάνῳ τῆς στάσεως ἐν Σικιμοις

7 καὶ ἀνήγγειλαν τῷ Ιωαθαμ καὶ ἐπορεύθη καὶ ἔστη ἐπὶ τῆς κορυφῆς τοῦ ὄρους Γαριζιν καὶ ἐπῆρεν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκάλεσεν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ἀκούσατέ μου ἄνδρες Σικιμων καὶ ἀκούσαι ὑμῶν ὁ θεός

8 πορευόμενα ἐπορεύθησαν τὰ ξύλα τοῦ χρῖσαι ἑαυτοῖς βασιλέα καὶ εἶπον τῇ ἐλαίᾳ βασίλευσον ἐφ᾽ ἡμῶν

9 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ἡ ἐλαία ἀφεῖσα τὴν πιότητά μου ἣν ἐν ἐμοὶ ἐδόξασεν ὁ θεὸς καὶ ἄνθρωποι πορευθῶ ἄρχειν τῶν ξύλων

10 καὶ εἶπαν τὰ ξύλα τῇ συκῇ δεῦρο βασίλευσον ἐφ᾽ ἡμῶν

11 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ἡ συκῆ ἀφεῖσα τὴν γλυκύτητά μου καὶ τὸ γένημά μου τὸ ἀγαθὸν πορευθῶ ἄρχειν ἐπὶ ξύλων

12 καὶ εἶπαν τὰ ξύλα τῇ ἀμπέλῳ δεῦρο βασίλευσον ἐφ᾽ ἡμῶν

13 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ἡ ἄμπελος ἀφεῖσα τὸν οἶνόν μου τὴν εὐφροσύνην τὴν παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τῶν ἀνθρώπων πορευθῶ ἄρχειν ξύλων

14 καὶ εἶπαν τὰ ξύλα πρὸς τὴν ῥάμνον δεῦρο σὺ βασίλευσον ἐφ᾽ ἡμῶν

15 καὶ εἶπεν ἡ ῥάμνος πρὸς τὰ ξύλα εἰ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ ὑμεῖς χρίετέ με εἰς βασιλέα ἐφ᾽ ὑμῶν δεῦτε πεποίθατε ἐν τῇ σκέπῃ μου καὶ εἰ μή ἐξέλθοι πῦρ ἐκ τῆς ῥάμνου καὶ καταφάγοι τὰς κέδρους τοῦ Λιβάνου

16 καὶ νῦν εἰ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ ἐν τελειότητι ἐποιήσατε καὶ ἐβασιλεύσατε τὸν Αβιμελεχ καὶ εἰ καλῶς ἐποιήσατε μετὰ Ιεροβααλ καὶ μετὰ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰ κατὰ τὸ ἀνταπόδομα τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ ἐποιήσατε αὐτῷ

17 ὡς ἐπολέμησεν ὁ πατήρ μου ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καὶ ἔρριψεν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἐξ ἐναντίας καὶ ἐξείλατο ὑμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς Μαδιαμ

18 καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐπανέστητε ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός μου σήμερον καὶ ἀπεκτείνατε τοὺς υἱοὺς αὐτοῦ ἑβδομήκοντα ἄνδρας ἐπὶ λίθον ἕνα καὶ ἐβασιλεύσατε τὸν Αβιμελεχ υἱὸν τῆς παιδίσκης αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς ἄνδρας Σικιμων ὅτι ἀδελφὸς ὑμῶν ἐστιν

19 καὶ εἰ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ τελειότητι ἐποιήσατε μετὰ Ιεροβααλ καὶ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ εὐλογηθείητε ὑμεῖς καὶ εὐφρανθείητε ἐν Αβιμελεχ καὶ εὐφρανθείη καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν ὑμῖν

20 καὶ εἰ μή ἐξέλθοι πῦρ ἐξ Αβιμελεχ καὶ καταφάγοι τοὺς ἄνδρας Σικιμων καὶ τὸν οἶκον Μααλλων καὶ εἰ μή ἐξέλθοι πῦρ ἀπὸ ἀνδρῶν Σικιμων καὶ ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου Μααλλων καὶ καταφάγοι τὸν Αβιμελεχ

21 καὶ ἀπέδρα Ιωαθαμ καὶ ἐπορεύθη ἐν ὁδῷ καὶ ἔφυγεν εἰς Ραρα καὶ κατῴκησεν ἐκεῖ ἀπὸ προσώπου Αβιμελεχ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ

22 καὶ ἦρξεν Αβιμελεχ ἐπὶ Ισραηλ τρία ἔτη

23 καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς πνεῦμα πονηρὸν ἀνὰ μέσον Αβιμελεχ καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ἀνδρῶν Σικιμων καὶ ἠθέτησαν οἱ ἄνδρες Σικιμων ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ Αβιμελεχ

24 τοῦ ἐπαγαγεῖν τὴν ἀδικίαν τῶν ἑβδομήκοντα υἱῶν Ιεροβααλ καὶ τὸ αἷμα αὐτῶν ἐπιθεῖναι ἐπὶ Αβιμελεχ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτῶν τὸν ἀποκτείναντα αὐτοὺς καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς ἄνδρας Σικιμων τοὺς κατισχύσαντας τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ ὥστε ἀποκτεῖναι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ

25 καὶ ἔθεντο αὐτῷ οἱ ἄνδρες Σικιμων ἔνεδρα ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς τῶν ὀρέων καὶ ἀνήρπαζον πάντας τοὺς διαπορευομένους ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ Αβιμελεχ

26 καὶ ἦλθεν Γααλ υἱὸς Αβεδ καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς Σικιμα καὶ ἐπεποίθησαν ἐν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄνδρες Σικιμων

27 καὶ ἦλθον εἰς ἀγρὸν καὶ ἐτρύγησαν τοὺς ἀμπελῶνας αὐτῶν καὶ κατεπάτουν καὶ ἐποίησαν χοροὺς καὶ εἰσῆλθον εἰς οἶκον θεοῦ αὐτῶν καὶ ἔφαγον καὶ ἔπιον καὶ κατηρῶντο τὸν Αβιμελεχ

28 καὶ εἶπεν Γααλ υἱὸς Αβεδ τί ἐστιν Αβιμελεχ καὶ τίς ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς Συχεμ ὅτι δουλεύσομεν αὐτῷ οὐχ οὗτος υἱὸς Ιεροβααλ καὶ Ζεβουλ ἐπίσκοπος αὐτοῦ δοῦλος αὐτοῦ σὺν τοῖς ἀνδράσιν Εμμωρ πατρὸς Συχεμ καὶ τί ὅτι δουλεύσομεν αὐτῷ ἡμεῖς

29 καὶ τίς δῴη τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον ἐν χειρί μου καὶ μεταστήσω τὸν Αβιμελεχ καὶ ἐρῶ τῷ Αβιμελεχ πλήθυνον τὴν δύναμίν σου καὶ ἔξελθε

30 καὶ ἤκουσεν Ζεβουλ ὁ ἄρχων τῆς πόλεως τοὺς λόγους Γααλ υἱοῦ Αβεδ καὶ ἐθυμώθη ὀργῇ

31 καὶ ἀπέστειλεν ἀγγέλους πρὸς Αβιμελεχ μετὰ δώρων λέγων ἰδοὺ Γααλ υἱὸς Αβεδ καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ παραγεγόνασιν εἰς Σικιμα καὶ οἵδε πολιορκοῦσιν τὴν πόλιν ἐπὶ σέ

32 καὶ νῦν ἀνάστηθι νυκτὸς σὺ καὶ ὁ λαὸς ὁ μετὰ σοῦ καὶ ἐνέδρευσον ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ

33 καὶ ἔσται τὸ πρωὶ ἅμα τῷ ἀνατεῖλαι τὸν ἥλιον καὶ ὀρθρίσεις καὶ ἐκτενεῖς ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν καὶ ἰδοὺ αὐτὸς καὶ ὁ λαὸς ὁ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐκπορεύονται πρὸς σέ καὶ ποιήσεις αὐτῷ καθάπερ ἐὰν εὕρῃ ἡ χείρ σου

34 καὶ ἀνέστη Αβιμελεχ καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ὁ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς καὶ ἐνήδρευσαν ἐπὶ Σικιμα τέσσαρας ἀρχάς

35 καὶ ἐγένετο πρωὶ καὶ ἐξῆλθεν Γααλ υἱὸς Αβεδ καὶ ἔστη πρὸς τῇ θύρᾳ τῆς πύλης τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἀνέστη Αβιμελεχ καὶ ὁ λαὸς ὁ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῶν ἐνέδρων

36 καὶ εἶδεν Γααλ υἱὸς Αβεδ τὸν λαὸν καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς Ζεβουλ ἰδοὺ λαὸς καταβαίνων ἀπὸ τῶν κορυφῶν τῶν ὀρέων καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν Ζεβουλ τὴν σκιὰν τῶν ὀρέων σὺ ὁρᾶς ὡς ἄνδρας

37 καὶ προσέθετο ἔτι Γααλ τοῦ λαλῆσαι καὶ εἶπεν ἰδοὺ λαὸς καταβαίνων κατὰ θάλασσαν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐχόμενα τοῦ ὀμφαλοῦ τῆς γῆς καὶ ἀρχὴ μία παραγίνεται ἀπὸ ὁδοῦ δρυὸς ἀποβλεπόντων

38 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν Ζεβουλ ποῦ ἐστιν νῦν τὸ στόμα σου τὸ λέγον τίς ἐστιν Αβιμελεχ ὅτι δουλεύσομεν αὐτῷ οὐκ ἰδοὺ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ λαός ὃν ἐξουδένωσας ἔξελθε νῦν καὶ πολέμει πρὸς αὐτόν

39 καὶ ἐξῆλθεν Γααλ ἀπὸ προσώπου τῶν ἀνδρῶν Σικιμων καὶ ἐπολέμησεν ἐν Αβιμελεχ

40 καὶ κατεδίωξεν αὐτὸν Αβιμελεχ καὶ ἔφυγεν ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔπεσον τραυματίαι πολλοὶ ἕως θυρῶν τῆς πόλεως

41 καὶ ἐκάθισεν Αβιμελεχ ἐν Αριμα καὶ ἐξέβαλεν Ζεβουλ τὸν Γααλ καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ τοῦ μὴ οἰκεῖν ἐν Σικιμοις

42 καὶ ἐγενήθη τῇ ἐπαύριον καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ λαὸς εἰς τὸ πεδίον καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ Αβιμελεχ

43 καὶ παρέλαβεν τὸν λαὸν καὶ διεῖλεν αὐτὸν τρεῖς ἀρχὰς καὶ ἐνήδρευσεν ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ εἶδεν καὶ ἰδοὺ λαὸς ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἐπανέστη αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐπάταξεν αὐτούς

44 καὶ Αβιμελεχ καὶ αἱ ἀρχαὶ αἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐξετάθησαν καὶ ἔστησαν παρὰ τὴν πύλην τῆς πόλεως καὶ αἱ δύο ἀρχαὶ ἐξεχύθησαν ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ καὶ ἐπάταξεν αὐτούς

45 καὶ Αβιμελεχ ἐπολέμει ἐν τῇ πόλει ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ἐκείνην καὶ κατελάβοντο τὴν πόλιν καὶ τὸν λαὸν τὸν ἐν αὐτῇ ἀνεῖλεν καὶ τὴν πόλιν καθεῖλεν καὶ ἔσπειρεν αὐτὴν ἅλας

46 καὶ ἤκουσαν πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες πύργου Σικιμων καὶ εἰσῆλθον εἰς τὸ ὀχύρωμα οἴκου τοῦ Βααλ διαθήκης

47 καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ Αβιμελεχ ὅτι συνήχθησαν πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες τοῦ πύργου Σικιμων

48 καὶ ἀνέβη Αβιμελεχ εἰς ὄρος Σελμων αὐτὸς καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ὁ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔλαβεν Αβιμελεχ ἀξίνην ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔκοψεν φορτίον ξύλων καὶ ἔλαβεν αὐτὸ καὶ ἐπέθηκεν ἐπὶ τοὺς ὤμους αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς τὸν λαὸν τὸν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ τί εἴδετέ με ποιοῦντα ταχέως ποιήσατε ὡς καὶ ἐγώ

49 καὶ ἔκοψαν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἕκαστος φορτίον καὶ ἦραν καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ὀπίσω Αβιμελεχ καὶ ἐπέθηκαν ἐπὶ τὸ ὀχύρωμα καὶ ἐνέπρησαν ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς τὸ ὀχύρωμα ἐν πυρί καὶ ἀπέθανον πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες πύργου Σικιμων ὡσεὶ χίλιοι ἄνδρες καὶ γυναῖκες

50 καὶ ἐπορεύθη Αβιμελεχ εἰς Θεβες καὶ περιεκάθισεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν καὶ προκατελάβετο αὐτήν

51 καὶ πύργος ἦν ὀχυρὸς ἐν μέσῳ τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἔφυγον ἐκεῖ πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες καὶ πάντες οἱ ἡγούμενοι τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἀπέκλεισαν ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀνέβησαν ἐπὶ τὸ δῶμα τοῦ πύργου

52 καὶ ἦλθεν Αβιμελεχ ἕως τοῦ πύργου καὶ ἐξεπολέμησαν αὐτόν καὶ ἤγγισεν Αβιμελεχ ἕως τῆς θύρας τοῦ πύργου ἐμπρῆσαι αὐτὸν ἐν πυρί

53 καὶ ἔρριψεν γυνὴ μία κλάσμα μύλου ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν Αβιμελεχ καὶ συνέθλασεν τὸ κρανίον αὐτοῦ

54 καὶ ἐβόησεν τὸ τάχος πρὸς τὸ παιδάριον τὸν αἴροντα τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ σπάσαι τὴν μάχαιράν σου καὶ θανάτωσόν με μήποτε εἴπωσιν γυνὴ ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτόν καὶ ἐξεκέντησεν αὐτὸν τὸ παιδάριον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπέθανεν Αβιμελεχ

55 καὶ εἶδεν ἀνὴρ Ισραηλ ὅτι ἀπέθανεν Αβιμελεχ καὶ ἀπῆλθον ἀνὴρ εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ

56 καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν ὁ θεὸς τὴν κακίαν Αβιμελεχ ἣν ἐποίησεν τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ ἀποκτεῖναι τοὺς ἑβδομήκοντα ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ

57 καὶ πᾶσαν κακίαν ἀνδρῶν Σικιμων ἐπέστρεψεν ὁ θεὸς εἰς τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπῆλθεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς ἡ κατάρα Ιωαθαμ τοῦ υἱοῦ Ιεροβααλ

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‎1 ‏וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ בֶּן־יְרֻבַּ֙עַל֙ שְׁכֶ֔מָה אֶל־אֲחֵ֖י אִמּ֑וֹ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְאֶל־כָּל־מִשְׁפַּ֛חַת בֵּית־אֲבִ֥י אִמּ֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃

‎2 ‏דַּבְּרוּ־נָ֞א בְּאָזְנֵ֨י כָל־בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶם֮ מַה־טּ֣וֹב לָכֶם֒ הַמְשֹׁ֨ל בָּכֶ֜ם שִׁבְעִ֣ים אִ֗ישׁ כֹּ֚ל בְּנֵ֣י יְרֻבַּ֔עַל אִם־מְשֹׁ֥ל בָּכֶ֖ם אִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֑ד וּזְכַרְתֶּ֕ם כִּֽי־עַצְמֵכֶ֥ם וּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖ם אָנִֽי׃

‎3 ‏וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ אֲחֵֽי־אִמּ֜וֹ עָלָ֗יו בְּאָזְנֵי֙ כָּל־בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֔ם אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיֵּ֤ט לִבָּם֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ כִּ֥י אָמְר֖וּ אָחִ֥ינוּ הֽוּא׃

‎4 ‏וַיִּתְּנוּ־לוֹ֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים כֶּ֔סֶף מִבֵּ֖ית בַּ֣עַל בְּרִ֑ית וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר בָּהֶ֜ם אֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ אֲנָשִׁ֤ים רֵיקִים֙ וּפֹ֣חֲזִ֔ים וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ אַחֲרָֽיו׃

‎5 ‏וַיָּבֹ֤א בֵית־אָבִיו֙ עָפְרָ֔תָה וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֞ג אֶת־אֶחָ֧יו בְּנֵֽי־יְרֻבַּ֛עַל שִׁבְעִ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ עַל־אֶ֣בֶן אֶחָ֑ת וַיִּוָּתֵ֞ר יוֹתָ֧ם בֶּן־יְרֻבַּ֛עַל הַקָּטֹ֖ן כִּ֥י נֶחְבָּֽא׃ ס

‎6 ‏וַיֵּאָ֨סְפ֜וּ כָּל־בַּעֲלֵ֤י שְׁכֶם֙ וְכָל־בֵּ֣ית מִלּ֔וֹא וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ אֶת־אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ לְמֶ֑לֶךְ עִם־אֵל֥וֹן מֻצָּ֖ב אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃

‎7 ‏וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ לְיוֹתָ֗ם וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הַר־גְּרִזִ֔ים וַיִּשָּׂ֥א קוֹל֖וֹ וַיִּקְרָ֑א וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֗ם שִׁמְע֤וּ אֵלַי֙ בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֔ם וְיִשְׁמַ֥ע אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם אֱלֹהִֽים׃

‎8 ‏הָל֤וֹךְ הָֽלְכוּ֙ הָעֵצִ֔ים לִמְשֹׁ֥חַ עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֶ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ לַזַּ֖יִת מלוכה מָלְכָ֥ה עָלֵֽינוּ׃

‎9 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ הַזַּ֔יִת הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ אֶת־דִּשְׁנִ֔י אֲשֶׁר־בִּ֛י יְכַבְּד֥וּ אֱלֹהִ֖ים וַאֲנָשִׁ֑ים וְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔י לָנ֖וּעַ עַל־הָעֵצִֽים׃

‎10 ‏וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ הָעֵצִ֖ים לַתְּאֵנָ֑ה לְכִי־אַ֖תְּ מָלְכִ֥י עָלֵֽינוּ׃

‎11 ‏וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ הַתְּאֵנָ֔ה הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ אֶת־מָתְקִ֔י וְאֶת־תְּנוּבָתִ֖י הַטּוֹבָ֑ה וְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔י לָנ֖וּעַ עַל־הָעֵצִֽים׃

‎12 ‏וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ הָעֵצִ֖ים לַגָּ֑פֶן לְכִי־אַ֖תְּ מלוכי מָלְכִ֥י עָלֵֽינוּ׃

‎13 ‏וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ הַגֶּ֔פֶן הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ אֶת־תִּ֣ירוֹשִׁ֔י הַֽמְשַׂמֵּ֥חַ אֱלֹהִ֖ים וַאֲנָשִׁ֑ים וְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔י לָנ֖וּעַ עַל־הָעֵצִֽים׃

‎14 ‏וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ כָל־הָעֵצִ֖ים אֶל־הָאָטָ֑ד לֵ֥ךְ אַתָּ֖ה מְלָךְ־עָלֵֽינוּ׃

‎15 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הָאָטָד֮ אֶל־הָעֵצִים֒ אִ֡ם בֶּאֱמֶ֣ת אַתֶּם֩ מֹשְׁחִ֨ים אֹתִ֤י לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם בֹּ֖אוּ חֲס֣וּ בְצִלִּ֑י וְאִם־אַ֕יִן תֵּ֤צֵא אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הָ֣אָטָ֔ד וְתֹאכַ֖ל אֶת־אַרְזֵ֥י הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃

‎16 ‏וְעַתָּ֗ה אִם־בֶּאֱמֶ֤ת וּבְתָמִים֙ עֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם וַתַּמְלִ֖יכוּ אֶת־אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ וְאִם־טוֹבָ֤ה עֲשִׂיתֶם֙ עִם־יְרֻבַּ֣עַל וְעִם־בֵּית֔וֹ וְאִם־כִּגְמ֥וּל יָדָ֖יו עֲשִׂ֥יתֶם לֽוֹ׃

‎17 ‏אֲשֶׁר־נִלְחַ֥ם אָבִ֖י עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ֙ מִנֶּ֔גֶד וַיַּצֵּ֥ל אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִיַּ֥ד מִדְיָֽן׃

‎18 ‏וְאַתֶּ֞ם קַמְתֶּ֨ם עַל־בֵּ֤ית אָבִי֙ הַיּ֔וֹם וַתַּהַרְג֧וּ אֶת־בָּנָ֛יו שִׁבְעִ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ עַל־אֶ֣בֶן אֶחָ֑ת וַתַּמְלִ֜יכוּ אֶת־אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ בֶּן־אֲמָתוֹ֙ עַל־בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֔ם כִּ֥י אֲחִיכֶ֖ם הֽוּא׃

‎19 ‏וְאִם־בֶּאֱמֶ֨ת וּבְתָמִ֧ים עֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם עִם־יְרֻבַּ֥עַל וְעִם־בֵּית֖וֹ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה שִׂמְחוּ֙ בַּאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ וְיִשְׂמַ֥ח גַּם־ה֖וּא בָּכֶֽם׃

‎20 ‏וְאִם־אַ֕יִן תֵּ֤צֵא אֵשׁ֙ מֵאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ וְתֹאכַ֛ל אֶת־בַּעֲלֵ֥י שְׁכֶ֖ם וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית מִלּ֑וֹא וְתֵצֵ֨א אֵ֜שׁ מִבַּעֲלֵ֤י שְׁכֶם֙ וּמִבֵּ֣ית מִלּ֔וֹא וְתֹאכַ֖ל אֶת־אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃

‎21 ‏וַיָּ֣נָס יוֹתָ֔ם וַיִּבְרַ֖ח וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ בְּאֵ֑רָה וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב שָׁ֔ם מִפְּנֵ֖י אֲבִימֶ֥לֶךְ אָחִֽיו׃ פ

‎22 ‏וַיָּ֧שַׂר אֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שָׁלֹ֥שׁ שָׁנִֽים׃

‎23 ‏וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אֱלֹהִים֙ ר֣וּחַ רָעָ֔ה בֵּ֣ין אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ וּבֵ֖ין בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֑ם וַיִּבְגְּד֥וּ בַעֲלֵי־שְׁכֶ֖ם בַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃

‎24 ‏לָב֕וֹא חֲמַ֖ס שִׁבְעִ֣ים בְּנֵֽי־יְרֻבָּ֑עַל וְדָמָ֗ם לָשׂ֞וּם עַל־אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ אֲחִיהֶם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָרַ֣ג אוֹתָ֔ם וְעַל֙ בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־חִזְּק֥וּ אֶת־יָדָ֖יו לַהֲרֹ֥ג אֶת־אֶחָֽיו׃

‎25 ‏וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ לוֹ֩ בַעֲלֵ֨י שְׁכֶ֜ם מְאָרְבִ֗ים עַ֚ל רָאשֵׁ֣י הֶהָרִ֔ים וַיִּגְזְל֗וּ אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲבֹ֥ר עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ וַיֻּגַּ֖ד לַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ פ

‎26 ‏וַיָּבֹ֞א גַּ֤עַל בֶּן־עֶ֙בֶד֙ וְאֶחָ֔יו וַיַּעַבְר֖וּ בִּשְׁכֶ֑ם וַיִּבְטְחוּ־ב֖וֹ בַּעֲלֵ֥י שְׁכֶֽם׃

‎27 ‏וַיֵּצְא֨וּ הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה וַֽיִּבְצְר֤וּ אֶת־כַּרְמֵיהֶם֙ וַֽיִּדְרְכ֔וּ וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּ הִלּוּלִ֑ים וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית אֱ‍ֽלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ וַֽיְקַלְל֖וּ אֶת־אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃

‎28 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ גַּ֣עַל בֶּן־עֶ֗בֶד מִֽי־אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ וּמִֽי־שְׁכֶם֙ כִּ֣י נַעַבְדֶ֔נּוּ הֲלֹ֥א בֶן־יְרֻבַּ֖עַל וּזְבֻ֣ל פְּקִיד֑וֹ עִבְד֗וּ אֶת־אַנְשֵׁ֤י חֲמוֹר֙ אֲבִ֣י שְׁכֶ֔ם וּמַדּ֖וּעַ נַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּ אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃

‎29 ‏וּמִ֨י יִתֵּ֜ן אֶת־הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ בְּיָדִ֔י וְאָסִ֖ירָה אֶת־אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לַאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ רַבֶּ֥ה צְבָאֲךָ֖ וָצֵֽאָה׃

‎30 ‏וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע זְבֻל֙ שַׂר־הָעִ֔יר אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֖י גַּ֣עַל בֶּן־עָ֑בֶד וַיִּ֖חַר אַפּֽוֹ׃

‎31 ‏וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח מַלְאָכִ֛ים אֶל־אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ בְּתָרְמָ֣ה לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּה֩ גַ֨עַל בֶּן־עֶ֤בֶד וְאֶחָיו֙ בָּאִ֣ים שְׁכֶ֔מָה וְהִנָּ֛ם צָרִ֥ים אֶת־הָעִ֖יר עָלֶֽיךָ׃

‎32 ‏וְעַתָּה֙ ק֣וּם לַ֔יְלָה אַתָּ֖ה וְהָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתָּ֑ךְ וֶאֱרֹ֖ב בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃

‎33 ‏וְהָיָ֤ה בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ כִּזְרֹ֣חַ הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ תַּשְׁכִּ֖ים וּפָשַׁטְתָּ֣ עַל־הָעִ֑יר וְהִנֵּה־ה֞וּא וְהָעָ֤ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ֙ יֹצְאִ֣ים אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ לּ֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר תִּמְצָ֥א יָדֶֽךָ׃ ס

‎34 ‏וַיָּ֧קָם אֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ וְכָל־הָעָ֥ם אֲשֶׁר־עִמּ֖וֹ לָ֑יְלָה וַיֶּאֶרְב֣וּ עַל־שְׁכֶ֔ם אַרְבָּעָ֖ה רָאשִֽׁים׃

‎35 ‏וַיֵּצֵא֙ גַּ֣עַל בֶּן־עֶ֔בֶד וַיַּעֲמֹ֕ד פֶּ֖תַח שַׁ֣עַר הָעִ֑יר וַיָּ֧קָם אֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ וְהָעָ֥ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֖וֹ מִן־הַמַּאְרָֽב׃

‎36 ‏וַיַּרְא־גַּעַל֮ אֶת־הָעָם֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־זְבֻ֔ל הִנֵּה־עָ֣ם יוֹרֵ֔ד מֵרָאשֵׁ֖י הֶהָרִ֑ים וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ זְבֻ֔ל אֵ֣ת צֵ֧ל הֶהָרִ֛ים אַתָּ֥ה רֹאֶ֖ה כָּאֲנָשִֽׁים׃ ס

‎37 ‏וַיֹּ֨סֶף ע֣וֹד גַּעַל֮ לְדַבֵּר֒ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּה־עָם֙ יֽוֹרְדִ֔ים מֵעִ֖ם טַבּ֣וּר הָאָ֑רֶץ וְרֹאשׁ־אֶחָ֣ד בָּ֔א מִדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֵל֥וֹן מְעוֹנְנִֽים׃

‎38 ‏וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו זְבֻ֗ל אַיֵּ֨ה אֵפ֥וֹא פִ֙יךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֹּאמַ֔ר מִ֥י אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ כִּ֣י נַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ הֲלֹ֨א זֶ֤ה הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָאַ֣סְתָּה בּ֔וֹ צֵא־נָ֥א עַתָּ֖ה וְהִלָּ֥חֶם בּֽוֹ׃ ס

‎39 ‏וַיֵּ֣צֵא גַ֔עַל לִפְנֵ֖י בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֑ם וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם בַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃

‎40 ‏וַיִּרְדְּפֵ֣הוּ אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ וַיָּ֖נָס מִפָּנָ֑יו וַֽיִּפְּל֛וּ חֲלָלִ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים עַד־פֶּ֥תַח הַשָּֽׁעַר׃

‎41 ‏וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ בָּארוּמָ֑ה וַיְגָ֧רֶשׁ זְבֻ֛ל אֶת־גַּ֥עַל וְאֶת־אֶחָ֖יו מִשֶּׁ֥בֶת בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃

‎42 ‏וַֽיְהִי֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיֵּצֵ֥א הָעָ֖ם הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ לַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃

‎43 ‏וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־הָעָ֗ם וַֽיֶּחֱצֵם֙ לִשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה רָאשִׁ֔ים וַיֶּאֱרֹ֖ב בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַיַּ֗רְא וְהִנֵּ֤ה הָעָם֙ יֹצֵ֣א מִן־הָעִ֔יר וַיָּ֥קָם עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם וַיַּכֵּֽם׃

‎44 ‏וַאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ וְהָרָאשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמּ֔וֹ פָּשְׁט֕וּ וַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּ פֶּ֖תַח שַׁ֣עַר הָעִ֑יר וּשְׁנֵ֣י הָֽרָאשִׁ֗ים פָּֽשְׁט֛וּ עַֽל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֖ה וַיַּכּֽוּם׃

‎45 ‏וַאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ נִלְחָ֣ם בָּעִ֗יר כֹּ֚ל הַיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא וַיִּלְכֹּד֙ אֶת־הָעִ֔יר וְאֶת־הָעָ֥ם אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖הּ הָרָ֑ג וַיִּתֹּץ֙ אֶת־הָעִ֔יר וַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָ מֶֽלַח׃ פ

‎46 ‏וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּ כָּֽל־בַּעֲלֵ֖י מִֽגְדַּל־שְׁכֶ֑ם וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ אֶל־צְרִ֔יחַ בֵּ֖ית אֵ֥ל בְּרִֽית׃

‎47 ‏וַיֻּגַּ֖ד לַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ כִּ֣י הִֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּ כָּֽל־בַּעֲלֵ֖י מִֽגְדַּל־שְׁכֶֽם׃

‎48 ‏וַיַּ֨עַל אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ הַר־צַלְמ֗וֹן הוּא֮ וְכָל־הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ֒ וַיִּקַּח֩ אֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ אֶת־הַקַּרְדֻּמּ֜וֹת בְּיָד֗וֹ וַיִּכְרֹת֙ שׂוֹכַ֣ת עֵצִ֔ים וַיִּ֨שָּׂאֶ֔הָ וַיָּ֖שֶׂם עַל־שִׁכְמ֑וֹ וַיֹּ֜אמֶר אֶל־הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־עִמּ֗וֹ מָ֤ה רְאִיתֶם֙ עָשִׂ֔יתִי מַהֲר֖וּ עֲשׂ֥וּ כָמֽוֹנִי׃

‎49 ‏וַיִּכְרְת֨וּ גַם־כָּל־הָעָ֜ם אִ֣ישׁ שׂוֹכֹ֗ה וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ אַחֲרֵ֤י אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ עַֽל־הַצְּרִ֔יחַ וַיַּצִּ֧יתוּ עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם אֶֽת־הַצְּרִ֖יחַ בָּאֵ֑שׁ וַיָּמֻ֜תוּ גַּ֣ם כָּל־אַנְשֵׁ֧י מִֽגְדַּל־שְׁכֶ֛ם כְּאֶ֖לֶף אִ֥ישׁ וְאִשָּֽׁה׃ פ

‎50 ‏וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ אֶל־תֵּבֵ֑ץ וַיִּ֥חַן בְּתֵבֵ֖ץ וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃

‎51 ‏וּמִגְדַּל־עֹז֮ הָיָ֣ה בְתוֹךְ־הָעִיר֒ וַיָּנֻ֨סוּ שָׁ֜מָּה כָּל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים וְהַנָּשִׁ֗ים וְכֹל֙ בַּעֲלֵ֣י הָעִ֔יר וַֽיִּסְגְּר֖וּ בַּעֲדָ֑ם וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ עַל־גַּ֥ג הַמִּגְדָּֽל׃

‎52 ‏וַיָּבֹ֤א אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ עַד־הַמִּגְדָּ֔ל וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם בּ֑וֹ וַיִּגַּ֛שׁ עַד־פֶּ֥תַח הַמִּגְדָּ֖ל לְשָׂרְפ֥וֹ בָאֵֽשׁ׃

‎53 ‏וַתַּשְׁלֵ֞ךְ אִשָּׁ֥ה אַחַ֛ת פֶּ֥לַח רֶ֖כֶב עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ וַתָּ֖רִץ אֶת־גֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ׃

‎54 ‏וַיִּקְרָ֨א מְהֵרָ֜ה אֶל־הַנַּ֣עַר׀ נֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֗יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ שְׁלֹ֤ף חַרְבְּךָ֙ וּמ֣וֹתְתֵ֔נִי פֶּן־יֹ֥אמְרוּ לִ֖י אִשָּׁ֣ה הֲרָגָ֑תְהוּ וַיִּדְקְרֵ֥הוּ נַעֲר֖וֹ וַיָּמֹֽת׃

‎55 ‏וַיִּרְא֥וּ אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כִּ֣י מֵ֣ת אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃

‎56 ‏וַיָּ֣שֶׁב אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֵ֖ת רָעַ֣ת אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ לְאָבִ֔יו לַהֲרֹ֖ג אֶת־שִׁבְעִ֥ים אֶחָֽיו׃

‎57 ‏וְאֵ֗ת כָּל־רָעַת֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י שְׁכֶ֔ם הֵשִׁ֥יב אֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּרֹאשָׁ֑ם וַתָּבֹ֣א אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם קִֽלֲלַ֖ת יוֹתָ֥ם בֶּן־יְרֻבָּֽעַל׃ פ

Vul

1 Abiit autem Abimelech filius Jerobaal in Sichem ad fratres matris suæ, et locutus est ad eos, et ad omnem cognationem domus patris matris suæ, dicens:

2 Loquimini ad omnes viros Sichem: Quid vobis est melius, ut dominentur vestri septuaginta viri omnes filii Jerobaal, an ut dominetur unus vir? simulque considerate quod os vestrum et caro vestra sum.

3 Locutique sunt fratres matris ejus de eo ad omnes viros Sichem universos sermones istos, et inclinaverunt cor eorum post Abimelech, dicentes: Frater noster est.

4 Dederuntque illi septuaginta pondo argenti de fano Baalberit. Qui conduxit sibi ex eo viros inopes et vagos, secutique sunt eum.

5 Et venit in domum patris sui in Ephra, et occidit fratres suos filios Jerobaal, septuaginta viros super lapidem unum: remansitque Joatham filius Jerobaal minimus, et absconditus est.

6 Congregati sunt autem omnes viri Sichem, et universæ familiæ urbis Mello: abieruntque et constituerunt regem Abimelech, juxta quercum quæ stabat in Sichem.

7 Quod cum nuntiatum esset Joatham, ivit, et stetit in vertice montis Garizim: elevataque voce, clamavit, et dixit: Audite me, viri Sichem; ita audiat vos Deus.

8 Ierunt ligna, ut ungerent super se regem: dixeruntque olivæ: Impera nobis.

9 Quæ respondit: Numquid possum deserere pinguedinem meam, qua et dii utuntur et homines, et venire ut inter ligna promovear?

10 Dixeruntque ligna ad arborem ficum: Veni, et super nos regnum accipe.

11 Quæ respondit eis: Numquid possum deserere dulcedinem meam, fructusque suavissimos, et ire ut inter cetera ligna promovear?

12 Locutaque sunt ligna ad vitem: Veni, et impera nobis.

13 Quæ respondit eis: Numquid possum deserere vinum meum, quod lætificat Deum et homines, et inter ligna cetera promoveri?

14 Dixeruntque omnia ligna ad rhamnum: Veni, et impera super nos.

15 Quæ respondit eis: Si vere me regem vobis constituitis, venite, et sub umbra mea requiescite: si autem non vultis, egrediatur ignis de rhamno, et devoret cedros Libani.

16 Nunc igitur, si recte et absque peccato constituistis super vos regem Abimelech, et bene egistis cum Jerobaal, et cum domo ejus, et reddidistis vicem beneficiis ejus, qui pugnavit pro vobis,

17 et animam suam dedit periculis, ut erueret vos de manu Madian,

18 qui nunc surrexistis contra domum patris mei, et interfecistis filios ejus septuaginta viros super unum lapidem, et constituistis regem Abimelech filium ancillæ ejus super habitatores Sichem, eo quod frater vester sit:

19 si ergo recte et absque vitio egistis cum Jerobaal et domo ejus, hodie lætamini in Abimelech, et ille lætetur in vobis.

20 Sin autem perverse: egrediatur ignis ex eo, et consumat habitatores Sichem, et oppidum Mello: egrediaturque ignis de viris Sichem, et de oppido Mello, et devoret Abimelech.

21 Quæ cum dixisset, fugit, et abiit in Bera: habitavitque ibi ob metum Abimelech fratris sui.

22 Regnavit itaque Abimelech super Israël tribus annis.

23 Misitque Dominus spiritum pessimum inter Abimelech et habitatores Sichem: qui cœperunt eum detestari,

24 et scelus interfectionis septuaginta filiorum Jerobaal, et effusionem sanguinis eorum conferre in Abimelech fratrem suum, et in ceteros Sichimorum principes, qui eum adjuverant.

25 Posueruntque insidias adversus eum in summitate montium: et dum illius præstolabantur adventum, exercebant latrocinia, agentes prædas de prætereuntibus: nuntiatumque est Abimelech.

26 Venit autem Gaal filius Obed cum fratribus suis, et transivit in Sichimam. Ad cujus adventum erecti habitatores Sichem,

27 egressi sunt in agros, vastantes vineas, uvasque calcantes: et factis cantantium choris, ingressi sunt fanum dei sui, et inter epulas et pocula maledicebant Abimelech,

28 clamante Gaal filio Obed: Quis est Abimelech, et quæ est Sichem, ut serviamus ei? numquid non est filius Jerobaal, et constituit principem Zebul servum suum super viros Emor patris Sichem? cur ergo serviemus ei?

29 utinam daret aliquis populum istum sub manu mea, ut auferrem de medio Abimelech. Dictumque est Abimelech: Congrega exercitus multitudinem, et veni.

30 Zebul enim princeps civitatis, auditis sermonibus Gaal filii Obed, iratus est valde,

31 et misit clam ad Abimelech nuntios, dicens: Ecce Gaal filius Obed venit in Sichimam cum fratribus suis, et oppugnat adversum te civitatem.

32 Surge itaque nocte cum populo qui tecum est, et latita in agro:

33 et primo mane, oriente sole, irrue super civitatem. Illo autem egrediente adversum te cum populo suo, fac ei quod potueris.

34 Surrexit itaque Abimelech cum omni exercitu suo nocte, et tetendit insidias juxta Sichimam in quatuor locis.

35 Egressusque est Gaal filius Obed, et stetit in introitu portæ civitatis. Surrexit autem Abimelech, et omnis exercitus cum eo, de insidiarum loco.

36 Cumque vidisset populum Gaal, dixit ad Zebul: Ecce de montibus multitudo descendit. Cui ille respondit: Umbras montium vides quasi capita hominum, et hoc errore deciperis.

37 Rursumque Gaal ait: Ecce populus de umbilico terræ descendit, et unus cuneus venit per viam quæ respicit quercum.

38 Cui dixit Zebul: Ubi est nunc os tuum, quo loquebaris: Quis est Abimelech ut serviamus ei? nonne hic populus est, quem despiciebas? egredere, et pugna contra eum.

39 Abiit ergo Gaal, spectante Sichimorum populo, et pugnavit contra Abimelech,

40 qui persecutus est eum fugientem, et in urbem compulit: cecideruntque ex parte ejus plurimi, usque ad portam civitatis.

41 Et Abimelech sedit in Ruma: Zebul autem Gaal et socios ejus expulit de urbe, nec in ea passus est commorari.

42 Sequenti ergo die, egressus est populus in campum. Quod cum nuntiatum esset Abimelech,

43 tulit exercitum suum, et divisit in tres turmas, tendens insidias in agris. Vidensque quod egrederetur populus de civitate, surrexit, et irruit in eos

44 cum cuneo suo, oppugnans et obsidens civitatem: duæ autem turmæ palantes per campum adversarios persequebantur.

45 Porro Abimelech omni die illo oppugnabat urbem: quam cepit, interfectis habitatoribus ejus, ipsaque destructa, ita ut sal in ea dispergeret.

46 Quod cum audissent qui habitabant in turre Sichimorum, ingressi sunt fanum dei sui Berith, ubi fœdus cum eo pepigerant, et ex eo locus nomen acceperat: qui erat munitus valde.

47 Abimelech quoque audiens viros turris Sichimorum pariter conglobatos,

48 ascendit in montem Selmon cum omni populo suo: et arrepta securi, præcidit arboris ramum, impositumque ferens humero, dixit ad socios: Quod me videtis facere, cito facite.

49 Igitur certatim ramos de arboribus præcidentes, sequebantur ducem. Qui circumdantes præsidium, succenderunt: atque ita factum est, ut fumo et igne mille homines necarentur, viri pariter et mulieres, habitatorum turris Sichem.

50 Abimelech autem inde proficiscens venit ad oppidum Thebes, quod circumdans obsidebat exercitu.

51 Erat autem turris excelsa in media civitate, ad quam confugerant simul viri ac mulieres, et omnes principes civitatis, clausa firmissime janua, et super turris tectum stantes per propugnacula.

52 Accedensque Abimelech juxta turrim, pugnabat fortiter: et appropinquans ostio, ignem supponere nitebatur:

53 et ecce una mulier fragmen molæ desuper jaciens, illisit capiti Abimelech, et confregit cerebrum ejus.

54 Qui vocavit cito armigerum suum, et ait ad eum: Evagina gladium tuum, et percute me, ne forte dicatur quod a femina interfectus sim. Qui jussa perficiens, interfecit eum.

55 Illoque mortuo, omnes qui cum eo erant de Israël, reversi sunt in sedes suas:

56 et reddidit Deus malum quod fecerat Abimelech contra patrem suum, interfectis septuaginta fratribus suis.

57 Sichimitis quoque quod operati erant, retributum est, et venit super eos maledictio Joatham filii Jerobaal.