Judges 9:5

KJV

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: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.

— Judges 9:5, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Judges Chapter 9 connects to 9 cross-references. Abimelech, Gideon's son by a concubine, kills seventy of his half-brothers on a single stone and makes himself king of Shechem. Only Jotham escapes; he delivers the parable of the trees choosing the bramble as king—a warning against Abimelech. Three …

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Other Translations

ASV

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.

YLT

and he goeth into the house of his father at Ophrah, and slayeth his brethren, sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, on one stone; and Jotham, youngest son of Jerubbaal, is left, for he was hidden.

BBE

Then he went to his father's house at Ophrah, and put his brothers, the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, to death on the same stone; however, Jotham, the youngest, kept himself safe by going away to a secret place.

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