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| [1]And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying, |
[1]Abimelech the sonne of Ierobaal went to Sichem vnto his mothers brethren, & communed with them, & with all the kynrede of the house of his mothers father, saying |
| [2]Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Which is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are seventy persons, should reign over you, or that one should reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh. |
[2]Saye I pray you, in the eares of all the men of Sichem, whether is better for you, that all the sonnes of Ierobaal, (which are threescore and ten persons) raigne ouer you: either that one raigne ouer you? Remember that I am of your bone, and of your fleshe |
| [3]And his mother's brethren spoke 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. |
[3]And his mothers brethren spake of him in the audience of all the men of Sichem all these wordes, & their heartes were moued to folow Abimelech: For they sayde, He is our brother |
| [4]And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light persons, who followed him. |
[4]And they gaue him threescore and ten peeces of siluer out of the house of Baal Berith, wherwith Abimelech hyred vayne and light persons, which went with hym |
| [5]And he went to his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, upon one stone; notwithstanding, yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself. |
[5]And he went vnto his fathers house at Ephrah, and slue his brethren, the sonnes of Ierobaal, beyng threescore & ten persons, vpon one stone: Notwithstandyng, yet Ioatham the youngest sonne of Ierobaal escaped, for he hyd hymselfe |
| [6]And all the men of Shechem assembled, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem. |
[6]And all the men of Sichem gathered together, and al the house of Mello, and came and made Abimelech kyng in the playne, where the stone was in Sichem |
| [7]And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice and cried, and said to them, Hearken to me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken to you. |
[7]And when they tolde it to Ioatham, he went and stoode in the top of mount Garizim, and lyft vp his voyce, & cryed, and sayd vnto them: Hearken vnto me you men of Sichem, that God may hearken vnto you |
| [8]The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign thou over us. |
[8]The trees went foorth to annoynt a kyng ouer them, and sayde vnto the Olyue tree: Raigne thou ouer vs |
| [9]But the olive-tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, with which by me they honor God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? |
[9]But the Olyue tree sayd vnto them: Should I leaue my fatnesse wherwith by me they honour God and man, & to be promoted ouer the trees |
| [10]And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, and reign over us. |
[10]And the trees sayd to the figge tree: Come thou, and be kyng ouer vs |
| [11]But the fig-tree said to them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees? |
[11]The figge tree aunswered them: should I forsake my sweetnes, and my good fruite, and go to be promoted ouer the trees |
| [12]Then said the trees to the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. |
[12]Then sayde the trees vnto the vine: Come thou and be kyng ouer vs |
| [13]And the vine said to them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? |
[13]The vine sayde vnto them: Should I leaue my wine wherby I cheare both God and man, and go to be promoted ouer the trees |
| [14]Then said all the trees to the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us. |
[14]Then said all the trees vnto the bryer: Come thou and raigne ouer vs |
| [15]And the bramble said to the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon. |
[15]And the bryer sayde vnto the trees: If it be true that ye will annoynt me kyng ouer you, then come and put your trust vnder my shadow: If no, the fyre come out of the bryer, & waste the Cedar trees of Libanon |
| [16]Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands: |
[16]Nowe therfore, if ye do truely and vncorruptly to make Abimelech kyng, and if ye haue dealte well with Ierobaal & his house, and haue done vnto hym according to the deseruing of his handes |
| [17](For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you from the hand of Midian: |
[17](For euen my father fought for you, and aduentured his life, and ridde you out of the hande of Madian |
| [18]And ye have risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy 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:) |
[18]And ye are rysen vp agaynst my fathers house this day, and haue slayne his children, beyng threescore & ten persones vpon one stone, and haue made Abimelech the sonne of his mayde seruaunt, king ouer the men of Sichem, because he is your brother. |
| [19]If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you: |
[19]If ye then haue dealt truely and purely with Ierobaal and with his house this day, then reioyce ye with Abimelech, and let him reioyce with you |
| [20]But 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. |
[20]But if you haue not dealt truely, then let a fire come out of Abimelech, & consume the men of Sichem, & the house of Mello: and let there come out a fire fro among the men of Sichem, & out of the house of Mello, & consume Abimelech |
| [21]And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother. |
[21]And Ioatham ran away and fledde, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for feare of Abimelech his brother |
| [22]When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel, |
[22]When Abimelech had raigned three yeres ouer Israel |
| [23]Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech: |
[23]God sent an euyll spirite betweene Abimelech, & the men of Sichem: and the citezins of Sichem brake their promise to Abimelech |
| [24]That the cruelty done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother who slew them, and upon the men of Shechem who aided him in the killing of his brethren. |
[24]That the wickednes done to the three score and ten sonnes of Ierobaal might come on him, and that God might lay the blood of them vnto Abimelech their brother, which slue them, and vpon the other men of Sichem which ayded him in the killing of his brethren |
| [25]And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him on the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech. |
[25]And the citezins of Sichem set men to lay awayte for hym in the toppe of the mountaynes, which men robbed al that came along the way by them: And it was tolde Abimelech |
| [26]And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him. |
[26]And Gaal the sonne of Obed came with his brethren, and they gat them to Sichem: and the men of Sichem put their confidence in him |
| [27]And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trod the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech. |
[27]And they went out into the fieldes, and gathered in their grapes, & trode them, and made mery, & went into the house of their god, and dyd eate and drinke, and cursed Abimelech |
| [28]And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him; is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him? |
[28]And Gaal the sonne of Obed sayde: what is Abimelech? & what is Sichem, that we shoulde serue him? Is he not the sonne of Ierobaal? & Zebul is his officer? Serue such as come of Hemor the father of Sichem: for what reason is it that we shoulde serue him |
| [29]And would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thy army, and come out. |
[29]Woulde God this people were vnder my hande, then would I take Abimelech out of ye way. And he spake against Abimelech: Make thine hoast greater, and go out |
| [30]And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. |
[30]And when Zebul the ruler of the citie hearde the wordes of Gaal the sonne of Obed, he was wroth |
| [31]And he sent messengers to Abimelech privately, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed, and his brethren, are come to Shechem; and behold, they fortify the city against thee. |
[31]And sent messengers vnto Abimelech priuyly, saying: Behold, Gaal the sonne of Obed and his brethren be come to Sichem, and beholde they fortifie the citie agaynst thee |
| [32]Now therefore rise by night, thou, and the people that are with thee, and lie in wait in the field: |
[32]Now therfore vp by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lye in wayte in the fielde |
| [33]And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun hath risen, thou shalt rise early, and attack the city: and behold, when he and the people that are with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion. |
[33]And rise early in the morning assone as the sunne is vp, and fall vpon the citie: And if he & the people that is with hym come out against thee, do to hym what thine handes shalbe able |
| [34]And Abimelech rose, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies. |
[34]And Abimelech rose vp, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they layde awayte against Sichem in foure companies |
| [35]And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait. |
[35]And Gaal the sonne of Obed went out, and stoode in the entring of the gate of the citie: And Abimelech rose vp, and the folke that were with him, from lying in wayte |
| [36]And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men. |
[36]And when Gaal sawe ye people, he sayd to Zebul: Beholde, there come people downe from the top of the mountaines. And Zebul sayd vnto him: The shadow of the hylles seeme men vnto thee |
| [37]And Gaal spoke again, and said, See, there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim. |
[37]And Gaal aunswered agayne, & sayd: See, there come folke downe by ye middle of the land, & another company come along by the playne of the charmars |
| [38]Then said Zebul to him, Where is now thy mouth, with which thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? are not these the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them. |
[38]Then sayd Zebul vnto him: Where is nowe thy mouth that said, what felowe is Abimelech, that we should serue him? Is not this the people that thou hast despysed? Go out now & fight with the |
| [39]And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. |
[39]And Gaal went out before the citezins of Sichem, & fought with Abimelech |
| [40]And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even to the entrance of the gate. |
[40]And Abimelech chased him, that he fled before him, and many were ouerthrowen & wounded, euen vnto the entring of the gate |
| [41]And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem. |
[41]And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal & his brethre that they shoulde not dwell in Sichem |
| [42]And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech. |
[42]And on the morow, the people wet out into the fielde: And they told Abimelech |
| [43]And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and behold, the people had come out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them. |
[43]And he toke the people, & deuided them into three copanies, & layd awayte in the fielde, and loked, and behold the people were come out of the citie, and he ran vpon them, and smote them |
| [44]And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them. |
[44]And Abimelech and the companions that were with him, rushed forward, & stoode in the entring of the gate of the citie: and the two other companions ran vpon all the people that were in the fieldes, and slue them |
| [45]And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were in it, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt. |
[45]And when Abimelech had fought against the citie al that day, he toke it, and slue the people that was therin, and destroyed the citie, and sowed salte in it |
| [46]And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into a hold of the house of the god Berith. |
[46]And when all the men of the towre of Sichem heard that, they entred into an holde of the house of the god Berith |
| [47]And it was told to Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were assembled. |
[47]And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the towre of Sichem were gathered together |
| [48]And Abimelech ascended mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said to the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done. |
[48]And Abimeleh gat him to mount Zelmon, both he & all the people that were with him, & toke axes with him, and cut downe bowes of trees, & toke them and bare them on his shulder, & sayde vnto the folke that were with hym: what ye haue seene me do, speede your selues, & do lykewyse as I haue done |
| [49]And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them: so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. |
[49]And al the men that were among the people, cut downe bowes, and folowed Abimelech, and put them into the hold, and set the holde a fire by them: so that al the men of the towre of Sichem died also, vpon a thousande men & women |
| [50]Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. |
[50]Then went Abimelech to Thebez, & besieged it, and toke it |
| [51]But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it after them, and ascended to the top of the tower. |
[51]But there was a strong towre within the citie, and thyther ranne all the men and women, and all the chiefe that were in the citie, and shut it to them, and gate them vp to the toppe of the towre |
| [52]And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. |
[52]And Abimelech came vnto the towre, and fought agaynst it, and went harde vnto the doore of ye towre to set it on fire |
| [53]And a certain woman cast a piece of of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and broke his skull. |
[53]And a certayne woman cast a peece of a mylstone vpon his head, & all to brake his brayne panne |
| [54]Then he called hastily to the young man his armor-bearer, and said to him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died. |
[54]Then Abimelech called hastyly vnto the young man that bare his harnesse, and sayde vnto him: Drawe thy sworde and slea me, that men say not of me, A woman slue him: And his lad thrust him thorowe, and he died |
| [55]And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man to his place. |
[55]And when the men of Israel sawe that Abimelech was dead, they departed euery man vnto his owne house |
| [56]Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in slaying his seventy brethren: |
[56]Thus God rendred the wickednesse of Abimelech which he dyd vnto his father, in sleyng his seuentie brethren |
| [57]And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. |
[57]And therto all the wickednesse of the men of Sichem, dyd God bryng vpon their heades: And vpon them came the curse of Ioatham the sonne of Ierobaal |